moans 1 of 2

plural of moan

moans

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of moan

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of moans
Noun
Stein’s bedroom adjoined the room where Dodge would visit her lover at night; kept awake by the murmurings and moans, Stein lit a candle and composed a portrait of her host. Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025 Most of these are held in a tent, from which loud, ecstatic moans can be heard for seemingly miles around. Justin Chang, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for moans
Noun
  • Yankee Stadium released exasperated groans as New York fell to Toronto’s rotating relievers and the Yankees’ bats faltered in late-inning opportunities.
    The Athletic MLB Staff, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Soon, audible groans could be heard on the recording.
    Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Her wails make Davina recall her own confinement, where she was treated similarly awfully and responded by cursing the women in the room.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 5 Sep. 2025
  • An ambulance siren wails past, coming up from the river.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Gimme Credit also complains that a run of acquisitions in both food and beverages have added $5 billion to PepsiCo’s debt in just the first half of 2025.
    Phil Wahba, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The President reportedly watches hours of cable news every day, and frequently complains about coverage in real time.
    David Remnick, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Crybaby is another Pop Mart favorite, easily recognizable by its big eyes, puffy cheeks, and of course, stream of tears.
    Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The rest of them gathered right beneath the trap, reaching up with pudgy arms and the tiniest fingers, eyes suddenly dripping tears.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But these complaints do not negate the actual successes of inflation, nor its ability to make truly generic predictions.
    Big Think, Big Think, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The spokesperson did not comment in response to the complaints of harm to public health.
    Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Police said the officers encountered Billings prior to hearing screams at the park.
    Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Oct. 2025
  • So why does the sight of her, bottle-blonde and clad in a green dress that screams vintage Dream Factory glitz, still give off such deflating Jenny-from-the-block vibes?
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The cries of the bird caught by the bat matched those of the European robin.
    Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The cries and coos Lydia and all the other Fairfield mothers made around her little sister made Catherine sick.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Well, a University of Texas at Arlington researcher is aiming to turn barks, howls and whimpers of man’s best friend into intelligible speech — a kind of Rosetta Stone of woof.
    Miriam Fauzia, Boston Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The leitmotif of unanswered doorbells, unacknowledged wails, and unsoothed whimpers punctuates the passivity of Epure’s surreal world.
    Olivia Bennett, Variety, 12 Aug. 2025

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“Moans.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moans. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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