moaning
noun
- act of uttering a moan, complaining
Wiktionary
noun
- The utterance of a moan.
“the moanings of the wounded men”
“But I should turn mine ears and hear The moanings of the homeless sea, The sound of streams that swift or slow Draw down Æonian hills, and sow The dust of continents to be; […]”
verb
- present participle and gerund of moan