moan

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Indeed, asking him to say who he would like to take part in season 3 merits an anguished moan.

In the privacy of her office, behind a closed door, she allowed herself to sob, letting out a deep moan.

The gnarled hands shut up into clenched fists, and the feeble voice trailed off in an agonized moan.

RAW GOLDBERTRAND W. SINCLAIR

The old owl no longer hooted, and the water-oaks had ceased to moan as they bent their heads.

Then a moan, then a howl and a shriek arose which reached from group to group, from house to house, from square to forest.

A LOST HEROELIZABETH STUART PHELPS WARD AND HERBERT D. WARD

With a low moan her head sunk upon the old man's knee, and she shook and trembled with violent emotion.

"I refuse," she answered, her arms falling, her voice a low moan of the most utter despair.

THEY LOOKED AND LOVEDMRS. ALEX MCVEIGH MILLER

One is frequently reminded of the story of the woman whose moan when her baby died was: "What excuse can I give John now?"

Travellers have described these animals by the name of weepers, from their plaintive moan.

One heard outside the whistle of the wind, the moan of the surf far off in the night, and the snow snapping against the windows.

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OCTOBER 26, 1985