We heaved on the ropes and the timbers groaned.

The ship's timbers, strained to the limit, shrieked and groaned.

But the shot dropped at the last instant, and then Jase felt the impact, heard iron clang and timbers groan.

There is a mill there, and the bridge's timbers groan all day under the loads of grain.

The timber groaned, and I heard something snap in Samuel's chest.

On the docks, ships and timbers groaned and creaked.

The ship was wallowing sluggishly, timbers creaking and groaning, straining to survive, then giving way.

He only stopped when the charred timbers beneath him groaned again from his shaking.

The timbers overhead groaned under the weight of burning walls and roof.

The timbers of the house rocked and groaned as wind and light raced one another for dominance.