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Definition of moaning : of Moan

Synonyms:

inarticulate, unarticulate

grieving, sighing, snuffling, bewailing, longing, whining, ululating, clamoring, bemoaning, sniffling, whimpering, crying, groaning, agonizing, decrying, wailing, sobbing, weeping, mourning, lamenting

growling, calling, whooping, howling, shrieking, screaming, cheering, shouting, hollering, bawling, yelling

intoning, voicing, articulating, murmuring, muttering, enunciating, whispering, exclaiming, uttering, pronouncing, speaking, emitting

Usage examples:

• You can't think how his look seemed to hold me up, when poor Lance was moaning and talking nonsense! - "The Pillars of the House, V1", Charlotte M. Yonge.
• When they came to the man and the horse, great was their astonishment to hear the man moaning and to see him open his eyes and look at them. - "Frank Merriwell's Chums", Burt L. Standish.
• " Like a woman moaning," Bobby said, " and, Doctor, Howells has changed his position." - "The Abandoned Room", Wadsworth Camp.