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are moaning

  • present progressive of moan.

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"If you don't like it, don't use them. Agents who are moaning would struggle with their business if they decided to come off it," Keogh said.

From BBC Apr. 1, 2026

Recent college graduates are moaning about their struggle to find jobs.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 23, 2025

“And I’d always say: ‘Look, the people who are moaning about the game being on too late are people who live on the East Coast.

From Washington Post Oct. 27, 2022

As it is, the Sydney art pundits are moaning that the scene is not Australian, and that the terms of the prize have been flouted.

From The Guardian Apr. 25, 2010

I asked Lee and Dale to sacrifice their Friday afternoon, and here we are, moaning.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy