bemoan
verb (used with object)
to express distress or grief over; lament.
is bemoaning
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present progressiveof bemoan (3rd person singular).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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Kolbert is bemoaning humanity itself, fearing that we can’t be trusted with the abilities we develop.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 11, 2021
“That’s why everyone is bemoaning the flattening of the yield curve.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 25, 2018
No critic I know is bemoaning the extensive menu of Broadway options available to youngsters from affluent families.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2018
And the president is bemoaning what he describes as a decline in violence in the sport.
From Time ● Sep. 23, 2017
I distinctly remember her singing his "There is a flower on the road, decaying in the dust, Passers-by treading upon it," his "Summer and Winter," and his "Rachael is bemoaning her children."
From The Rise of David Levinsky by Abraham Cahan
