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Meanings of moaning in English

Groaning.

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Usage of moaning in English
1
She's a good girl, taking moaning-chops out the way for five minutes.
Pandaemonium
2
Well you young people are impressionable.' She again started moaning and bickering.
Metro 2033
3
Through the smother came the loud moaning of fog-horns in the Firth.
Greyfriars Bobby
4
I didn't want moaning and suffering and politics; I wanted the quips.
The Guardian
5
He collapsed to the ground moaning, hardly able to speak or breathe.
Navigators of Dune
6
Weeping and moaning and lamentation was the principal order of the occasion.
History of the Eighty-sixth Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantr...
7
The wind moaning in the through-going closes expressed a sense of desolation.
Gilian The Dreamer: His Fancy, His Love and Adventure
8
In the midst of the roses lay the king, moaning, but motionless.
The Princess and Curdie
9
All they heard was the moaning of the wind through the foliage.
The Sword of Antietam: A Story of the Nation's Crisis
10
Through the door, which they had left open, he could hear moaning.
Timescape
11
With a great buckling and moaning noise, the Buick was going down.
Boy’s Life
12
Bewildered in the jungle, the queer-looking men wandered aimlessly, moaning and wailing.
Tropic Days
13
But before long, nearly everyone was moaning that they were left unsatisfied.
The Irish Times
14
She understood it in this sense and staggered on her feet, moaning:
The Teeth of the Tiger
15
He was moaning piteously and staff were already rushing to his aid.
Tell me, pretty maiden
16
Now his charity patient had recovered voice; she was moaning and whimpering.
The House of Mystery: An Episode in the Career of Rosalie Le Gra...
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Moaning through the time
Moaning across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Common