moaning
present participle ofmoan
| 单词 | moaning |
| 释义 | moaning present participle ofmoan moan verb[IorT] uk/məʊn/us/moʊn/moanverb[I or T](SOUND)C2 to make along,lowsoundofpain,suffering, or anotherstrongemotion: He moanedwithpainbeforelosingconsciousness. "Let medie," he moaned. Sounds made by humans with their mouths
moanverb[I or T](COMPLAIN)C2informaldisapproving to make acomplaintin anunhappyvoice, usually about something that does notseemimportantto otherpeople: Thelma's always moaning (aboutsomething), andforgetshowluckysheactuallyis. [+ speech]"I don't likepotatoes," he moaned. [+ (that)]First she moans(that)she's toohot, and then that she's toocold. After a lot of moaningandgroaning, theyeventuallystartedwork. Complaining
Examplesofmoaningmoaning In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Nowadaysmoaningabout the present state and the future prospects of the discipline seems to be the distinctive mark of economic historians. From theCambridge English Corpus Cuica sounds have an animal-like quality that resemble sounds of crying,moaningand wailing. From theCambridge English Corpus In terms of function, vocalizations that are part of the infraphonological framework differ from ' vocal signals ' such as crying,moaning, and laughing, which have relatively fixed forms and communicative functions. From theCambridge English Corpus The wounded people weremoaning. From theCambridge English Corpus I am opposed to the individuals who go aboutmoaningabout conditions which they say are going to pull us down as a nation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 But equally it does not justify ourmoaningif we find ourselves in them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That, amongst other things, destroys the whole of themoaningand weeping we have always had about being in office but not in power. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Often when workers are aggrieved they go onmoaning, eventuallymoaningto the management, and then comes a breaking point. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Manufacturers are whining andmoaningabout a high pound, saying that they cannot export. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is no usemoaningabout it afterwards. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We can continuemoaningto this place, which takes not a blind bit of notice. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I have beenmoaningabout it for years, and hoping that we can get something better in its place. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He ismoaning, yet we are taking action. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Will he simply refuse to listen tomoaningminnies who put an alternative viewpoint? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Everyone gets the notice and everyone startsmoaningabout the notice. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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