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- she uttered an agonized moan and clutched her stomach
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- moans arose from the crowd as the funeral procession for the well-loved senator made its way down the street
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- the crowd responded with a moan when it was announced that the rest of the show would be cancelled due to the weather
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- challenge,
- demur,
- expostulation,
- kick,
- niggle
- [chiefly British],
- objection,
- protest,
- quibble,
- remonstrance,
- stink
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moan
verbSynonyms & Antonyms of moan (Entry 2 of 2)
- he moaned and cried for days after his dog, his only companion, died
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- their son moaned whenever anyone asked him to do some work
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- beef,
- bellyache,
- bitch,
- bleat,
- carp,
- caterwaul,
- complain,
- crab,
- croak,
- fuss,
- gripe,
- grizzle,
- grouch,
- grouse,
- growl,
- grumble,
- grump,
- holler,
- inveigh,
- keen,
- kick,
- kvetch,
- maunder
- [chiefly British],
- murmur,
- mutter,
- nag,
- repine,
- scream,
- squawk,
- squeal,
- wail,
- whimper,
- whine,
- whinge
- [British],
- yammer,
- yawp
- (or yaup),
- yowl
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“Moan.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moan. Accessed 21 May. 2022.
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