moan

Example Sentences

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It blew in great, roaring gusts, then abruptly died, leaving an empty space that echoed with the most disturbing sound: a far-off moaning, as if the woods were trying to tell Clare something.

From Literature

“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