moan (verb)

  • 101deplore — I verb be sorry for, bemoan, bewail, brood over, complain, cry over, deflere, deplorare, express deep grief for, fret over, grieve for, groan, lament, moan, mourn, regard with sorrow, regret, regret profoundly, repine, rue, shed tears over, show… …

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  • 102grieve — vb grieved, griev·ing vt: to submit (a grievance) to a grievance procedure wage claims...had been contractually grieved M. A. Kelly vi: to bring a grievance under a grievance procedure as a union member, Jackson was obligated to grieve not sue… …

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  • 103let out — phr verb Let out is used with these nouns as the object: ↑bellow, ↑breath, ↑cackle, ↑call, ↑chuckle, ↑clang, ↑clutch, ↑cry, ↑curse, ↑exclamation, ↑feeling, ↑flat …

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  • 104utter — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb Utter is used with these nouns as the object: ↑blasphemy, ↑cry, ↑curse, ↑exclamation, ↑groan, ↑moan, ↑peep, ↑phrase, ↑prayer, ↑remark, ↑sentence, ↑ …

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  • 105carp — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. find fault, nitpick, cavil. See disapprobation. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. find fault, criticize, nag, cavil; see bother 2 , censure , complain 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. complain, find… …

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  • 106growl — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. mutter, grumble, snarl; complain, howl. See lamentation, threat. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A low, beastlike sound] Syn. snarl, gnarl, gnar*, moan, bark, bellow, rumble, roar, howl, grumble, grunt. 2.… …

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  • 107hum — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. buzz, murmur, drone, bumble. v. i. thrum, drone, buzz, murmur, croon, burr; sing. See repetition. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. buzz, drone, murmur, sing low, hum a tune, croon, sing in an undertone,… …

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  • 108mourn — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. lament, sorrow, grieve; bewail, bemoan, deplore. See lamentation. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To lament] Syn. deplore, grieve, fret, sorrow, rue, regret, bemoan, sigh, long for, miss, droop, languish,… …

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  • 109murmur — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. mumble, mutter, grumble; rustle, purl, ripple; whisper, breathe. See lamentation. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To make a low, continuous sound] Syn. purl, ripple, moan, trickle, burble, babble, tinkle,… …

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  • 110mutter — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. murmur, grumble, mumble, growl. See lamentation, stammering. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To speak as if to oneself] Syn. mumble, murmur, grunt, grumble, sputter, whisper, speak sotto voce (Italian), speak… …

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