moaned

VERB

groan, complain

Synonyms

STRONGEST

carp grieve gripe grumble mourn sigh sob wail

STRONG

bemoan bewail deplore grouse keen lament whine

Antonyms

STRONGEST

be happy compliment please praise

STRONG

gloat

Example Sentences

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Moaned beleaguered Chicago Manager Al Lopez: "I think the fans want to see some bunting and some hit-and-run, not just home runs."

From Time Magazine Archive

Moaned Reuther in sunny San Juan last week: "I'm here under duress."

From Time Magazine Archive

Moaned Mollie: "I'm ready to crawl under a rock, or leave the country or something."

From Time Magazine Archive

Moaned Maine's Representative Simon Hamlin: "The Government is paying enough pensions already."

From Time Magazine Archive

Moaned the other, 'They are thrown Into some most fearful shape.'

From Responsibilities and other poems by Yeats, W. B. (William Butler)