moaning 1 of 2

present participle of moan

moaning

2 of 2

adjective

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of moaning
Adjective
Julia says, dropping to all fours and moaning amid a pile of straw on the floor. Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 5 Sep. 2025 Ellis could be heard moaning and could be seen lying on the ground. Elena Santa Cruz, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025 The patient is actually a training dummy that instructors can manipulate into yelling, moaning, retching, suffering blood pressure spikes, heart attacks and other medical emergencies. Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moaning
Verb
  • Now, thrift stores and clothing markets from Bulgaria to the Czech Republic are groaning with castoffs.
    The Editors, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In my experience as an outfitter, Altra has always been my go-to suggestion whenever a customer walks in complaining about foot problems.
    Alice Bennett, Travel + Leisure, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Miami is awful, and everyone should’ve known it the minute their players were complaining that their joint practice with the Bears was too tough.
    Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • But his crying scene in Ford v Ferrari is one for the ages.
    Michael Granberry, Dallas News, 17 Jan. 2020
Verb
  • The camera cuts between Dennis, who’s sobbing, and Roman, who’s horrified, processing Dennis’ betrayal.
    Barry Levitt, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Multiple videos show kids sobbing over losing their brain rot character.
    Annabelle Canela, Parents, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Cherry breaks a Champagne flute on her own head and runs out of the gallery, screaming that Laura attacked her.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Danielle recounted hearing screaming and people running in the chaotic aftermath of the shooting.
    Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Aaron Chown—Press Association via AP Images People remove a new artwork by Banksy, depicting a howling wolf painted on a satellite dish that was placed on a shop roof in Peckham, south London.
    Rebecca Schneid, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Get ready for a wild ride in Kansas City as a weather system will send temperatures plummeting and usher in howling winds, rain and maybe some light snow on Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service.
    Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 19 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The cats kept them up each night with their incessant whining and scratching at their doors.
    Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
  • In lesser hands, such a question, especially from a young white male who plays guitar for a living, could come off as whining.
    Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • My research team works hard to keep the email addresses up to date, but executives keep changing their addresses to avoid having to deal with unhappy customers.
    Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
  • But few seemed to leave unhappy.
    Jonathan Hawkins, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Moaning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moaning. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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