bemoan
verb (used with object)
to express distress or grief over; lament.
bemoans
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present tense formof bemoan (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Wall Street bemoans Mamdani’s win, Trump threatens Jay Powell again, and the Bezos-Sanchez wedding is flashy and splashy.
From Slate ● Jun. 28, 2025
He is absolutely not on his own but when Amorim bemoans a failure of his side to score, Garnacho is at least partly responsible.
From BBC ● May 22, 2025
He says he is all in favor of NIL but bemoans the fact that this transfer was made in the spring instead of the winter when Tennessee could better deal with it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2025
She bemoans that she had to pay for her interpreter to manage treatment.
From Salon ● Jan. 22, 2025
Haldimand, in a letter to a friend, written in November 1778, bemoans his isolation.
From The History of the Post Office in British North America by Sir William Smith
