- 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
"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
She put her palms over her mouth as if that was all that would hold back the horrible, groaning, moaning, keening sound flooding out of her.
From "A Monster Calls" by Patrick Ness
