- present participle of bemoan.
bemoaning
Example Sentences
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On the white-ball tour of India last year, while working for the host broadcaster, he was bemoaning the lack of practice, external that England's players had opted for in the build-up to games.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
In a video, Dr. Becky marks Employee Appreciation Week by bemoaning how uncelebrated parents’ wins often are.
From Slate ● May 10, 2026
But she wishes some of those fans had been shopping at her stores on a monthly or quarterly basis in recent years rather than now bemoaning what’s been lost.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026
Regis Le Bris' side showed why they sit eighth with a dogged first-half showing that left the Arsenal crowd again bemoaning a lack of creativity from open play.
From Barron's ● Feb. 7, 2026
“And in 1962,” I said, looking up from the paper and bemoaning my fate, “the longest grounding of a boy named Jack continues to go unnoticed by history.”
From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos
