Thesaurus / moan
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Indeed, asking him to say who he would like to take part in season 3 merits an anguished moan.
IS GLENN SHEPHARD, THE ‘BELOW DECK SAILING YACHT’ CAPTAIN, THE NICEST GUY ON REALITY TV?TIM TEEMANMAY 14, 2021THE DAILY BEASTIn the privacy of her office, behind a closed door, she allowed herself to sob, letting out a deep moan.
THE CHILD CARE INDUSTRY WAS COLLAPSING. MRS. JACKIE BET EVERYTHING ON AN IMPOSSIBLE DREAM TO SAVE IT.BY LIZZIE PRESSERMAY 1, 2021PROPUBLICAThe gnarled hands shut up into clenched fists, and the feeble voice trailed off in an agonized moan.
RAW GOLDBERTRAND W. SINCLAIRThe old owl no longer hooted, and the water-oaks had ceased to moan as they bent their heads.
THE AWAKENING AND SELECTED SHORT STORIESKATE CHOPINThen 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. WARDWith a low moan her head sunk upon the old man's knee, and she shook and trembled with violent emotion.
THE WORLD BEFORE THEMSUSANNA MOODIE"I refuse," she answered, her arms falling, her voice a low moan of the most utter despair.
THEY LOOKED AND LOVEDMRS. ALEX MCVEIGH MILLEROne is frequently reminded of the story of the woman whose moan when her baby died was: "What excuse can I give John now?"
THE LEAVEN IN A GREAT CITYLILLIAN WILLIAM BETTSTravellers have described these animals by the name of weepers, from their plaintive moan.
BUFFON'S NATURAL HISTORY. VOLUME IX (OF 10)GEORGES LOUIS LECLERC DE BUFFONOne heard outside the whistle of the wind, the moan of the surf far off in the night, and the snow snapping against the windows.
THE BELTED SEASARTHUR COLTONWORDS RELATED TO MOAN
- CCS
- accusations
- annoyances
- beeves
- cavils
- charges
- clamors
- criticisms
- dissatisfactions
- expostulations
- fault-finding
- grievances
- gripes
- grouses
- grumbles
- guffs
- jeremiads
- kicks
- laments
- moans
- objections
- plaints
- protestations
- protests
- raps
- remonstrances
- remonstrations
- representations
- reproaches
- rumbles
- squawks
- stinks
- troubles
- wails
- whines
- barked
- bawled
- bayed
- bellowed
- bleated
- cackled
- called
- cawed
- chattered
- cheered
- clacked
- clamored
- clucked
- cooed
- croaked
- crowed
- ejaculated
- exclaimed
- gabbled
- growled
- grunted
- hailed
- hissed
- hollered
- hollered out
- hooted
- howled
- lowed
- meowed
- mooed
- nickered
- piped
- quacked
- roared
- sang out
- screamed
- screeched
- shouted
- shrieked
- snarled
- squawked
- trilled
- tweeted
- twittered
- vociferated
- whinnied
- whistled
- whooped
- yawped
- yelped
- barks
- bawls
- bays
- bellows
- bleats
- cackles
- calls
- caws
- chatters
- cheers
- clacks
- clamors
- clucks
- coos
- croaks
- crows
- ejaculates
- exclaims
- gabbles
- growls
- grunts
- hails
- hisses
- hollers
- hollers out
- hoots
- howls
- lows
- meows
- moos
- nickers
- pipes
- quacks
- roars
- screams
- screeches
- shouts
- shrieks
- sings out
- snarls
- squawks
- trills
- tweets
- twitters
- vociferates
- whinnies
- whistles
- whoops
- yawps
- yelps
- bawl
- bemoan
- bewail
- blub
- blubber
- boohoo
- break down
- burst into tears
- caterwaul
- choke up
- complain
- crack up
- deplore
- dissolve in tears
- fret
- grieve
- groan
- howl
- keen
- lament
- let go
- let it all out
- mewl
- moan
- mourn
- put on the weeps
- regret
- ring the blues
- shed bitter tears
- shed tears
- sigh
- sniff
- snivel
- sob
- sorrow
- squall
- turn on waterworks
- wail
- weep
- whimper
- whine
- yammer
- yowl
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