Stevie Smith

Nobody heard him, the dead man, But still he lay moaning. I was much further out than you thought, and not waving but drowning. I was much too far out all my life, And not waving but drowning.

British Poet

Dan Byrd

It's hard for me to listen to any actors whine or moan about anything acting-related because look at the world. We really have nothing to complain about. Just to be working is a blessing.

American Actor

Julie Burchill

As a kid, I grew to define what I didn't want my life to be like by sitting behind moaning women on the bus, hearing them bang on about their aches and pains, both real and imagined.

British Journalist

Jo Swinson

So when your sister or your friend is standing there and moaning about whether she looks really fat, and actually she looks gorgeous, tell her so and support each other.

British Politician

Alexei Sayle

I liked 35 and in both my novels that is the age of the lead characters. I tried making them my age but they just seemed to keep moaning about stuff.

British Comedian

James Righton

People in bands should have a responsibility not to moan, not to complain about being in bands. Things could be a lot worse, you know?

English Musician

Julia Sawalha

I am extremely content in my life - sometimes to the point where I really should find something to moan about!

British Actress

Luis Suarez

Coaches have told me I can help the team much more if I don't talk, if I don't moan.

Uruguayan Athlete

Keith Barry

Strive for extraordinary, don't moan, and sleep when you're dead.

Irish Entertainer

Gerard Deulofeu

Spanish Athlete

Used to express actual physical suffering, often involuntary.

Physical discomfort

Conveys strong emotions, such as sadness or frustration.

Emotional expression

Repeated moaning can irritate listeners, implies over-complaining.

Annoyed listeners

Moaning as complaining isn't formal; use cautiously in professional settings.

Slightly informal

Moans can express a range of negative feelings, not just physical pain.

Beyond discomfort

Moans aren't always negative; they can also indicate intense pleasure or enjoyment.

Moan of pleasure

Moaning can be lighthearted or playful rather than serious complaining.

Playful tone

Casually expressing discontent about a situation, often shared among friends.

Casual critique

 but i'm not kidding in the sense that it's an important event in your life yeah it's the important event in my life i think but it's also an incredible story and i'll tell you the story because it i it still blows me away so fred's one day he's looking at his phone he keeps moaning about headaches he

Legends of Kingfishers,...

 got old enough to pursue my international maestro lifestyle of jet-setting and racecar driving I began to learn and hear that classical music critics and composers were bewailing and by moaning the impending death of classical music somewhere looming on the horizon the truth of the matter however

How to bring classical...

 And the society exists to remind people of Clouds are not something to moan about. Far from it. They are, in fact, the most diverse, evocative, poetic aspect of nature. I think, if you live with your head in the clouds every now and then, it helps you keep your feet on the ground.

Gavin Pretor-Pinney:...

 Then one by one, they were told they had to go to another building and give their sermon. As they went from the first building to the second, each of them passed a man who was bent over and moaning, clearly in need. The question Did they stop to help? The more interesting question

Daniel Goleman: Why...

 and that presented me with a crisis. What was I going to do? This testimony was deeply critical of my colleagues, of my ministers, who had, in my view had perpetrated a war on a falsehood. And so I was in crisis. And this wasn't a pretty thing. I moaned about it, I hesitated,

Carne Ross: An...

 where I sat in silence for several moments. 'Thank you for coming, Steve. Crumbling world, word, voice. Tell the clocks to stop. Time is. Time has come.' 'White is leaving,' Steve said somberly. 'I'm being pushed into a grave. The situation is grave,' I moan.

A tale of mental illness...

 kegare was by far the greatest. After paying his respects for the 80th time, he set out for home once more. But as darkness fell, he heard strained sobs in the night air. The scholar tried to push forward and ignore the moans.

The Japanese folktale of...

 social media we even did it safari life story on darryl anyways let's go a to brains you actually lives at this house and ask him to rejoice the hippos story well i'm a bit sidetracked the moans I found some

Safari Live - Day 138 PIPE...

 Resaca saying that's why he's kind of following in behind her but where he's going is the hooker moaning kind of special it is the most nasty horrible block in the world and so we're going to try and

Safari Live - Day 372 PIPE...

 gets away he could be killed my mother moaning thankfully a few