moaned

verb

past tense of moan
1
as in groaned
to utter a moan he moaned and cried for days after his dog, his only companion, died

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2
as in complained
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 moaned Coach Arne Slot moaned about VAR but his problems lie much closer to home. — Phil Hay, New York Times, 4 May 2026 Critics moaned when the CFP committee picked the Hurricanes over Notre Dame as the last Power 4 entry into the playoffs. — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2026 Strapped to a stretcher in the back of an ambulance, the shooting victim moaned, then screamed. — Lauren Caruba, Dallas Morning News, 2 Jan. 2026 From the other room, the victim moaned. — Stephanie Kuzydym, The Courier-Journal, 15 Aug. 2025 Yankees fans have moaned and groaned about Aaron Boone’s deployment of Williams in crucial situations this season, and it’s only exacerbated now that every game counts in the postseason race. — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moaned
  1. groaned
  2. complained
  3. sobbed
  4. screamed
  5. cried
  6. whined
  7. muttered
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  • One student groaned at the pitch; another shouted out the name OnlyMarms.
    — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026
  • As Brazil scored its first goal, fans in line groaned and cheered from beyond the barrier.
    — Delia Sauer, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026
Definition of groaned
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  • Grevelding complained that law enforcement appeared to be doing nothing to help him or his family after the incident occurred.
    — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • After neighbors complained last week about the diesel generators, Lisle Development Services Director Mike Smetana sent an email to CSquare requesting that the company stop using the temporary generators.
    — Alicia Fabbre, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of complained
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  • On Thursday, Clancy loudly sobbed, shuddered and covered her face with her hands as a medical examiner testified about Callan’s autopsy.
    — Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Kelly, typically a non-demonstrative engineer, retreated to the airplane bathroom and sobbed.
    — Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
Definition of sobbed
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  • After being shocked with the glove, the officer screamed and dropped to the ground, briefly debilitated for the moment the glove made contact with his skin.
    — Meg Anderson, NPR, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The same trans-activists who screamed at me in legislatures and harassed me at colleges could misuse the Protect College Sports Act to challenge every single state law defending women’s athletic competition…all 27 of them.
    — Riley Gaines OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of screamed
Verb
  • Students streamed out of the Debsirin Nonthaburi School, on the capital's northwestern outskirts, as the wounded were loaded on to ambulances and teachers hugged each other and cried.
    — Chalinee Thirasupa, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Some jurors cried while others looked distraught during the testimony.
    — Kristina Rex, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of cried
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  • Post-Covid, Hollywood has whined about the falloff for MPA fare in Pan Asian territories, particularly the once-robust South Korea.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 28 July 2026
  • After a few casts, Rubye’s rod bent, and the reel whined as line spooled out.
    — John Todd, Outdoor Life, 9 July 2026
Definition of whined
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  • This was 1872, and the pious (and patronizing) commentators of the time muttered that Damien’s unvarnished personality was due to his simple farm upbringing in rural Belgium.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 July 2026
  • Bat met ball and, under his breath, Astros manager Joe Espada muttered an expletive.
    — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 29 June 2026
Definition of muttered

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