moan

"But I won't moan when I'm getting paid a fortune to headline in Vegas for a world title. I know what I signed up for."

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 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

He meets the younger singer on her turf: The track is a theatrical pop confection with a busy, singsong melody, and Mr. Smith’s ageless cracked moan makes him sound like an approving father figure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026

But she joked her mum "would probably moan getting into it" if she was still here.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2025

At her mother’s words she began to moan, soft and high-pitched, but it sounded just like the singing of the samovar, and no one paid her any mind.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

While most modern disciplines are friendly contests, the shin-kicking elicited winces and moans of sympathy from the crowd of more than 2,500 spectators on Friday.

From BBC ● May 30, 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

“Just thinking about those horrible thieves makes my heart race,” she moans, pressing her hand to her chest.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau

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

Another hiker moaned in pain and said "God is great" as a rescuer carried her on their back, AFP reported.

From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2023

“The boat!” moaned Nhamo, struggling against the girls.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

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

Antonelli complained about Russell's driving over the team radio but was told by Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff to stop "moaning".

From BBC ● May 23, 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

Night winds, moaning around corners and whistling through cracks, dashed snow against the windows of the Mountain View Inn.

From "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary