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moaning(noun, grief, lament, complaint, crying)
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plaint(noun, action, trouble, charge, protest)
6
whinge(noun, verb, criticize, protest, cry)
5
sniffle(verb, cry, lament, weep, sob)
5
whisper(noun, verb, blow, cry, utter)
5
yell(noun, verb, keen, protest, cry)
5
agonize(verb, desire, sorrow, want, cry)
5
carp(verb, oppose, criticize, object, protest)
5
grievance(noun, charge, protest, objection, complaint)
5
roar(noun, verb, blow, keen, protest)
5
screech(noun, verb, howl, weep)
5
shed tears(verb, expression, cry, complain, fret)
5
sing(verb, state, hurt, sound, blow)
5
utter(verb, state, sound, express, flow)
4
bleat(verb, cry, whine)
4
cry out(verb, phrasal verb, lamentation)
4
elegy(noun, sound, grief, lament, complaint)
4
exclaim(verb, cry, voice)
4
fret(verb, oppose, desire, criticize, object)
4
grouch(verb, protest, complain, complaint, nag)
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