bemoan
verb (used with object)
to express distress or grief over; lament.
was bemoaning
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past progressiveof bemoan.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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I was bemoaning to my therapist how unhappy I was with the concept of gender.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2024
“Everyone was bemoaning life was changed forever — that was not Biden’s attitude,” said Brian McKeon, a longtime aide who was with him that day.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 10, 2020
Recently, she was bemoaning the fact that no one had left any “surprises” on her desk for the past three weeks.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2019
Within minutes of Harry Redknapp's resignation last week a Sunderland supporter on social media was bemoaning that QPR's next away match was at the Stadium of Light.
From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2015
Yesterday when Tla Flor was up with the boys, Mama was bemoaning that her rose bushes were so scrabbly and saying she wasn’t going to be seeing much of her favorite flowers this year.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
