moan (verb)

  • 71murmur — 1. noun 1) his voice was a murmur Syn: whisper, undertone, mutter, mumble 2) they left without a murmur Syn: complaint, grumble, grouse; informal gripe, moan 3) the murmur of bees …

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  • 72niggle — 1. verb 1) his behavior does niggle me Syn: irritate, annoy, bother, provoke, exasperate, upset, gall, irk, rankle with; informal rile, get to, bug 2) he niggles about the prices Syn …

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  • 73wail — 1. noun a wail of anguish Syn: howl, bawl, yowl, cry, moan, groan; shriek, scream, holler, yelp 2. verb the children began to wail Syn: howl, weep, cry, sob, moan …

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  • 74grumble — 1. verb Syn: complain, grouse, whine, mutter, carp, make a fuss; informal moan, bellyache, bitch, whinge; N.English; informal mither 2. noun Syn: complaint, grouse, grievance, protest; informal grouch, moan …

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  • 75nag — I. noun Etymology: Middle English nagge; akin to Dutch negge small horse Date: 15th century horse; especially one that is old or in poor condition II. verb (nagged; nagging) Etymology: probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse nagga to… …

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  • 76quiet — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ relative ▪ a period of comparative quiet ▪ sudden ▪ awful, eerie VERB + QUIET …

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  • 77wind — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ fierce, harsh, high, stiff, strong ▪ Rain and high winds are forecast. ▪ There was a stiff wind blowing …

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  • 78hone — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hān stone; akin to Old Norse hein whetstone, Latin cot , cos, Sanskrit śiśāti he whets Date: 14th century whetstone II. transitive verb (honed; honing) Date: 1798 1. to sharpen or …

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  • 79faint — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ almost, nearly VERB + FAINT ▪ be about to, be going to ▪ He was so pale she thought he was going to faint. PRE …

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  • 80groan — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ loud ▪ He let out a loud groan of frustration. ▪ little, slight, small, soft ▪ deep …

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