as in crying
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as in groaning
to utter a moan he moaned and cried for days after his dog, his only companion, died
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as in complaining
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely their son moaned whenever anyone asked him to do some work
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Recent Examples of moaning
Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026 One minute later, Pedro Neto was yellow-carded for moaning. —Matt Slater, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026 While lying on the pavement, he could be heard moaning as an officer shouted at him not to move. —Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 13 Dec. 2025 There’s something moaning in the background. —Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025 The deputies ultimately roll him over before putting on handcuffs as Mull can be heard moaning in pain. —Nathaniel Percy, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025 The recognizable munchies didn't stop the cast members from moaning, groaning and throwing up as usual. —Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025 In one of the videos, she's seen rinsing her eye in a hospital sink, while moaning from the discomfort. —Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2025 Julia says, dropping to all fours and moaning amid a pile of straw on the floor. —Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 5 Sep. 2025
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But a male voice could be heard moaning in the background. —Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026 One minute later, Pedro Neto was yellow-carded for moaning. —Matt Slater, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026 While lying on the pavement, he could be heard moaning as an officer shouted at him not to move. —Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 13 Dec. 2025 There’s something moaning in the background. —Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025 The deputies ultimately roll him over before putting on handcuffs as Mull can be heard moaning in pain. —Nathaniel Percy, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025 The recognizable munchies didn't stop the cast members from moaning, groaning and throwing up as usual. —Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025 In one of the videos, she's seen rinsing her eye in a hospital sink, while moaning from the discomfort. —Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2025 Julia says, dropping to all fours and moaning amid a pile of straw on the floor. —Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moaning
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But his crying scene in Ford v Ferrari is one for the ages.— Michael Granberry, Dallas News, 17 Jan. 2020
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And knitting meant clumsily looping a strand of acrylic yarn onto the tip of a bamboo needle, groaning, then handing the project to my mother for help.— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
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No amount of jazz playlists can stop him from glancing at his GPS, groaning as the ETA keeps getting pushed back.— Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2026
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This is why all the whining and complaining from small market teams across the sport is manipulative nonsense.— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
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There was crying, complaining, dissociating and even laughing on those couches.— Wendy C. Ortiz, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
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Either that, or the Daily Mail editors had a howling good time with publication dates.— Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026
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In the elk- and deer-rich areas of northern Yellowstone National Park, ravens are often among the first scavengers to arrive on the scene, swooping down to feast on scraps left behind by the howling canines.— Nidhi Sharma, Popular Science, 12 Mar. 2026
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Back in the kitchen, the Plums and Greens all huddle around a sobbing Miriam to offer their support.— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 15 Apr. 2026
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This emotional gutpunch leads to poor Orson slumping over and sobbing in the small room beneath his mother's office.— Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026
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On the Sonora stage Sunday, the 22-year-old Newark rapper-producer who arrived at the current screaming catharsis via a circuit of molting SoundCloud-era microgenres was at once dangerously commanding and euphoric while tearing through highlights from last year’s Revengeseekerz.— Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2026
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The pressures of fame and the pains of Michael’s brand of friendlessness are barely explored, beyond the requisite scenes of screaming fans crowding outside the family estate and a terrified Michael attempting to get away from them (while still politely waving).— Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2026
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Fast-forward to the April 7 special election brought to a ballot by residents unhappy with the changes.— John Aguilar, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
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One of them, Amy, a blond child with limp ponytails and a thin dress that looks like it might have been stained, stands outside a porch door, her fists balled up, mouth open, angry or unhappy or both.— Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2026
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On the other end, the Rockets were a complete mess, dissolving in two whining technical fouls in the third quarter that sealed their fate.— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
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This is why all the whining and complaining from small market teams across the sport is manipulative nonsense.— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
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“Moaning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/moaning. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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