Bemoaning

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bemoan \Be*moan"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bemoaned}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Bemoaning}.] [OE. bimenen, AS. bem?nan; pref. be- + m?nan
     to moan. See {Moan}.]
     To express deep grief for by moaning; to express sorrow for;
     to lament; to bewail; to pity or sympathize with.
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           Implores their pity, and his pain bemoans. --Dryden.
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     Syn: See {Deplore}.
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