36
groan(noun, verb, sound, oppose, criticize)
35
cry(noun, verb, sound, desire, criticize)
30
wail(noun, verb, oppose, desire, criticize)
28
lament(noun, verb, sound, oppose, desire)
28
whimper(noun, verb, oppose, criticize, keen)
25
whine(noun, verb, oppose, criticize, blow)
20
sob(noun, verb, hurt, desire, sorrow)
18
sigh(noun, verb, desire, sorrow, want)
17
grieve(verb, oppose, desire, criticize, object)
17
weep(verb, desire, criticize, keen, censure)
17
complain(verb, oppose, desire, criticize, censure)
16
mourn(verb, criticize, censure, condemn, sorrow)
16
grumble(noun, verb, oppose, criticize, object)
15
bewail(verb, oppose, desire, criticize, censure)
15
keen(verb, desire, sorrow, want, cry)
14
bemoan(verb, oppose, desire, criticize, censure)
14
gripe(noun, verb, oppose, criticize, object)
14
murmur(noun, verb, sound, criticize, blow)
12
howl(noun, verb, hurt, keen, object)
12
grouse(noun, verb, oppose, criticize, object)
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