moan
have moaned
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present perfectof moan.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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These firms have moaned for months about the law’s intrusive and vague provisions and asked for a delay in its implementation, but to no avail.
From Economist ● Jun. 1, 2017
The city has recently started giving out tickets, and some other neighbors have moaned about it to me.
From Slate ● May 23, 2016
State Department officials have moaned that Mr. Grassley’s requests for documents are too onerous.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 26, 2015
For years they have moaned that they can’t start lending until they know how much liability they face in the wake of the mortgage meltdown.
From Time ● Feb. 10, 2012
They have moaned and protested at A Child of the Jago, and, craven and bewildered, any protest seemed good enough to them.
From A Child of the Jago by Arthur Morrison
