moan
were moaning
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past progressiveof moan.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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They were beaten in the end, by a 98th-minute winner, but they were really unlucky to lose and Liverpool were moaning and groaning about how they had, almost, seen the game out.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2022
Police did not say what language people were speaking, and the victims were moaning when emergency personnel arrived.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 27, 2022
“They were moaning and obviously in a lot of pain. They were miserable,” said Luis Lopez, who shot the photograph as he waited for more than two hours to receive the treatment.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 20, 2021
They were moaning and griping, ‘This hurts so bad. I can’t do this.’
From Washington Times ● Sep. 6, 2015
“You were moaning and groaning in your sleep,” she said, in the strident accents of her New England birthplace, “so you’ll have to drink this before I give you a living thing for your breakfast.”
From Outside Inn by Ethel M. (Ethel May) Kelley
