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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Remember when their fans were moaning about the team?
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2025
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
These are the kind of jokes your parents were moaning about when they were punchlines on Maude.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 18, 2016
They were moaning piteously, and one of them appeared to be on the point of death.
From Impressions of a War Correspondent by George Lynch
