bemoaning

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noun

A moaning or lamentation that is loudly expressed.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of bemoan
nounbemoaning (plural bemoanings)

plural bemoanings

  1. A moaning or lamentation that is loudly expressed.

    You may be well assured, that these distressing bemoanings were met with every soothing expression which the deepest interest, so strongly excited, could suggest.

    1829, Baptist Magazine and Literary Review, volume 21, page 431

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
peevish
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APA

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MLA

“bemoaning.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bemoaning. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bemoaning,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bemoaning.

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