moan (verb)
41girn — Verb. To complain, to moan, to whinge. E.g. If you don t stop girning we won t go to the cinema and you can go to bed early. Also gurn . Scottish use …
42carp — verb Syn: complain, find fault, quibble, grumble, grouse, whine; informal nit pick, gripe, moan, bitch, whinge Ant: praise …
43complain — verb Syn: protest, grumble, whine, bleat, carp, cavil, grouse, make a fuss, object, find fault; informal whinge, gripe, moan, bitch …
44mutter — verb 1) a group of men stood muttering Syn: talk under one s breath, murmur, mumble, whisper 2) residents muttered about the charge Syn: grumble, complain, grouse, carp, whine; informal moan, whinge …
45nag — verb 1) she s constantly nagging me Syn: harass, keep on at, go on at, badger, chivvy, hound, criticize, find fault with, moan at, grumble at, henpeck; informal hassle; N.Amer.; informal ride 2) this has been na …
46sigh — vb Sigh, sob, moan, groan are comparable as verbs when they mean to emit a sound, commonly an inarticulate sound, indicative of mental or physical pain or distress and as nouns, such a sound. Sigh implies a deep audible respiration that is a… …
47groan´ing|ly — groan «grohn», noun, verb. –n. a sound made down in the throat that expresses grief, pain, or disapproval; deep, short moan: »We heard the groans of the man who had fallen off the cliff. ╂[< verb] –v.i. 1. to give a groan or groans: »The tired …
48wail — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. lament, cry, moan, bewail; howl, ululate, caterwaul; complain. See lamentation. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. moan, weep, lament; see cry 1 , mourn 1 . See Synonym Study at cry . III (Roget s 3… …
49cry — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Loud call Nouns 1. cry, shout, call (see Verbs); vociferation, exclamation, outcry, hullabaloo, chorus, clamor, hue and cry; Bronx cheer; plaint (see lamentation); stentor (see loudness); bark, ululation …
50howl — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. bellow, shriek, yowl, bay, keen. v. i. wail, complain, ululate, bawl, yowl. See cry, lamentation, wind. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. moan, wail, lament; see cry 2 , yell 1 . v. Syn. bawl, wail, lament; see …
