moan
are moaning
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present progressiveof moan.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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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
Passengers are moaning about unpunctuality, about overcrowding, about confusion and dirt.
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2014
This is why the banks will be privately cheered by the report even though they are moaning publicly about all the changes that they have endured in recent years.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 11, 2011
I asked Lee and Dale to sacrifice their Friday afternoon, and here we are, moaning.
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
