moan

The audience appears to hang on her every word, shout and moan, erupting in explosive applause as she utters the play’s last lines, arms extended ecstatically to the crowd.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

He sways as a low moan comes from deep in his throat - he could be humming a tune.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

“Otherwise, you sit there and moan and groan and don’t vote. They’re going to do what they want,” David Goodman said.

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026

He meets the younger singer on her turf: The track is a theatrical pop confection with a busy, singsong melody, and Mr. Smith’s ageless cracked moan makes him sound like an approving father figure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026

As if in defiance, the moan of the wind shifted into a shriek.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson

“Why am I getting involved with a cinephile?” moans Beau-Beau, speaking for many an indie producer to follow.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025

Besides, moans about players being ill suited to the new head coach’s systems give lie to the theory some hold that United only kept Ten Hag until something better comes along.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2024

But it’s the contestants’ moans, screams and cramped expressions as they try to suppress their laughter that are really compelling.

From New York Times ● Jan. 18, 2024

It arrived as the music of dire necessity, the work song, the psalm, and was subsequently used to distract and entertain captors, or to scare them off with screams and moans they couldn’t decipher.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2023

When she walked into the class the first day and wrote her name on the board, I heard moans from classmates sitting next to me.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez

“It’s my trick ankle,” I moaned, adding that I’d had this surgery before, after a snow skiing accident in my late 20s.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Many in the audience laughed and applauded, when they should have gasped or moaned.

From Slate ● Sep. 10, 2026

She sang open-throated declarations, recited broken poetic verses, scatted with the authority of a jazz singer, moaned with bluesy intent, and occasionally let loose an unbridled shriek or giggle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 4, 2026

He added: "As farmers we've always moaned about the weather, but these extremes are a real challenge."

From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2026

Mina struggled hard to keep her brave countenance; but the pain overmastered her and she put her hands before her face, and shuddered whilst she moaned.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

The dramatic trills of “Venus” and moaning peals of “Torn Curtain” showcased Lloyd’s natural guitar language with Verlaine, adding up to an unmistakable and irreplaceable sound.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2026

Here, Fay Victor, a uniquely daring and creative singer, adorns her vocal with all manner of creaking, wailing, moaning and scatting, yet she maintains Bey’s feeling of directing a congregation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

The director’s moaning score here, supplemented with sputtering engines and clanking chains, underline the movie’s ghost-story vibe — the sense that poor Nick is both alive and dead.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026

“Get me rewrite!” he seems to be moaning.

From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026

I picked up the moaning child and took him outside, trying to quieten him.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya