- present participle of moan.
moaning
Example Sentences
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The Daily Star also heralds the news of Meghan's possible role as "Meg's lock stock... and two moaning Royals".
From BBC ● Aug. 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
"You will get people moaning because they see it as something different," former Bristol City and Swansea striker Lee Trundle told BBC Sport.
From BBC ● Jan. 19, 2026
Even when they had her safe at their feet, she was moaning and crying, trying to crawl back into the ooze that had nearly swallowed her forever.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
