moan

moan
01. The accident victim lay on the ground, [moaning] with pain.
02. The wind [moaned] in the trees.
03. I heard a [moan], and turned to see my tennis partner sitting on the ground, holding his ankle.
04. We could hear my friends making love in the next room, and felt embarrassed every time they [moaned] with pleasure.
05. Students always [moan] about how much homework they have, but they complain if you don't give them any at all.
06. The old woman [moaned] with sorrow as she watched her husband's coffin being lowered into his grave.
07. The children were [moaning] that they didn't have anything to do.
08. She [moaned] with desire when he caressed her back.
09. After the explosion, we could hear people all around us screaming and [moaning] in pain.
10. He [moans] about how much work he has to do, but he seems to have a lot of time to sit around chatting with the secretaries all the time.
11. His only [moan] with his new job is that his office doesn't have a window.
12. He and his teammates do nothing but [moan] about how bad they are, but they don't seem to want to put in the effort necessary to improve.
13. "I'll never finish my homework in time," he [moaned].
14. Nelia White once said that some people just don't seem to realize when they're [moaning] about not getting prayers answered that "no" is the answer.
15. There is a Greek proverb which states that men never [moan] over the opportunities lost to do good, only the opportunities to be bad.
16. There is a Danish proverb which observes that the person who loves sorrow will always find something to [moan] about.
17. There is a Yiddish proverb which notes that there's plenty of time to [bemoan] bad fortune once it arrives.

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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  • Moan — (m[=o]n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Moaned} (m[=o]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Moaning}.] [AS. m[=ae]nan to moan, also, to mean; but in the latter sense perh. a different word. Cf. {Mean} to intend.] 1. To make a low prolonged sound of grief or pain, whether …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • moan — [mōn] n. [ME mone, prob. < base of OE mænan, to complain: see MEAN1] 1. Archaic a complaint; lamentation 2. a low, mournful sound of sorrow or pain 3. any sound like this [the moan of the wind] vi. 1. to utter …   English World dictionary

  • Moan — Moan, n. [OE. mone. See {Moan}, v. i.] 1. A low prolonged sound, articulate or not, indicative of pain or of grief; a low groan. [1913 Webster] Sullen moans, hollow groans. Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. A low mournful or murmuring sound; of things.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Moan — Moan, v. t. 1. To bewail audibly; to lament. [1913 Webster] Ye floods, ye woods, ye echoes, moan My dear Columbo, dead and gone. Prior. [1913 Webster] 2. To afflict; to distress. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Which infinitely moans me. Beau. & Fl. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • moan — ► NOUN 1) a low mournful sound, usually expressive of suffering. 2) informal a trivial complaint. ► VERB 1) utter or make a moan. 2) informal complain; grumble. DERIVATIVES moaner noun …   English terms dictionary

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