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Word: moaned (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...years ago, the only reason anybody wanted to her Cab Calloway was to see the King of Hi-Di-Ho tear the stage into small splinters, put his larynx to such weird uses as gargling "Chinese Rhythm", and moan the immortal "Minnie The Moocher...

Author: By Michael Levin, | Title: SWING | 4/13/1940 | See Source »

...heaving moan of the wind. The whining fury of tortuous grief, and brutal guffaws . . . The tracks are wiped out, covered up, never existed. A frenzied, senseless whirl. Laughter...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Vagabond | 2/16/1940 | See Source »

...moan from anyone now. In a minute we were all cracking jokes and shaking hands. The steward and I thumped each other on the backs, and when the next flare went up I saw that his face was wreathed in smiles...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jan. 8, 1940 | 1/8/1940 | See Source »

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