possible profanity
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keen(verb, desire, happy, sorrow, want)
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bellow(noun, verb, keen, cheer, call)
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bewail(verb, oppose, desire, criticize, object)
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sigh(noun, verb, desire, sorrow, want)
11
mewl(noun, verb, cry, complain, fret)
11
pule(verb, complain, grumble, gripe)
10
screech(noun, verb, cheer, call, cry)
9
deplore(verb, oppose, desire, criticize, object)
9
squall(verb, blow, cheer, call, cry)
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bay(noun, verb, keen, cheer, call)
8
caterwaul(noun, verb, cry, complain, roar)
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lamentation(noun, lament, groan, crying, lamentation)
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shout(noun, verb, blow, keen, low)
7
fuss(noun, verb, oppose, criticize, cheer)
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murmur(noun, verb, criticize, blow, protest)
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plaint(noun, action, trouble, charge, protest)
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repine(verb, oppose, desire, criticize, object)
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sorrow(verb, desire, want, cry, suffer)
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yawl
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yell(noun, verb, keen, low, cheer)
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