moan

He sways as a low moan comes from deep in his throat - he could be humming a tune.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

“Otherwise, you sit there and moan and groan and don’t vote. They’re going to do what they want,” David Goodman said.

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026

To mention the most popular moan, the silver screen has been losing its monopoly on displaying moving pictures since the arrival of TV in the 1940s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 9, 2025

You can't moan about having less games - that should give them the physical advantage here.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2025

Behind us I heard my mother moan and cry because with each turning of the sun her son was growing old...

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya

"People are paying three times more for a loaf of bread now," she moans, her fingers resting on the soft white slices inside the plastic.

From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026

When things get really dire for these characters, you’ll hear those moans — and maybe a couple of bleak chuckles, too.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2025

“Why am I getting involved with a cinephile?” moans Beau-Beau, speaking for many an indie producer to follow.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025

But it’s the contestants’ moans, screams and cramped expressions as they try to suppress their laughter that are really compelling.

From New York Times ● Jan. 18, 2024

“Enrique doesn’t send me a dime!” she. moans.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

Many in the audience laughed and applauded, when they should have gasped or moaned.

From Slate ● Sep. 10, 2026

She sang open-throated declarations, recited broken poetic verses, scatted with the authority of a jazz singer, moaned with bluesy intent, and occasionally let loose an unbridled shriek or giggle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 4, 2026

Fails tried to get her daughter comfortable as she cried and moaned.

From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2024

He moaned that the UK was a “complete disaster”.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2024

“Emma, Mom said not to find her. She says it’s too late,” Chess moaned.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

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

They moved down the gravel to find fresh water and he washed his hair again as well as he could and finally stopped because the boy was moaning with the cold of it.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy