Groan Sound Effect

📝 Description

The groan is disappointment made communal — a low, collective ugh that audiences produce when a pun lands badly, a call goes against the home team, or a sequel gets announced. It is the crowd gasp's weary cousin: same synchronization, opposite enthusiasm. Use it after dad jokes, obvious plot twists, and predictable failures, or as the response when someone suggests splitting the bill evenly after ordering lobster. It scores office meetings and family game nights with documentary accuracy. Approval is earned; the groan, meanwhile, is always in stock.

📊 Sound Details

Duration

0:01

Format

MP3

File Size

10 KB

Added

June 21, 2026

⚖️ License & Source

This sound is released under the CC0 license (public domain) — free to use in personal and commercial projects, no attribution required.

Original recording by brookmorgan via Freesound. View original source →