moan
Example Sentences
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“Ohhh, leave me be,” it moaned, gravely, like wind weeping in treetops.
From Literature
The young beech tree was still moaning, but it hadn’t long to live.
From Literature
As the ice rocked to the movement of the waves and the wind moaned among the eewoonucks, I was in danger of losing my life.
From Literature
Just as her panic-stricken mother insisted on going for outside help, she moaned.
From Literature
But while Mother Russia’s not involved, you can almost hear her fatalistically moaning, “Just don’t bother!”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
