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moaning



ADJECTIVE
grumbling
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG






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With universities moaning to Congress about their inability to compensate athletes while maintaining large athletic programs—look at the push for antitrust protection—no financial opportunity should be ignored.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 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

"If you don't like it, don't use them. Agents who are moaning would struggle with their business if they decided to come off it," Keogh said.

From BBC Apr. 1, 2026

It was like a tomb; without the kids the schoolhouse was a giant, quiet tomb with the moaning wind crying around its edges.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya




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