Moaned like a dove.

Moaned like a dove.

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Moaned like a dying hound.

Moaned like a dying hound.

- Henry H. Brownell

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Moaned like a bedridden grandmother.

Moaned like a bedridden grandmother.

- T. C. Boyle

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Whimpered like a puppy about to be hit with a rolled-up newspaper for soiling the rug.

Whimpered like a puppy about to be hit with a rolled-up newspaper for soiling the rug.

- Margaret Truman

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Wept like a gutter on a rainy day.

Wept like a gutter on a rainy day.

- Guy de Maupassant

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Moaned like the voice of one who crieth in the wilderness alone

Moaned like the voice of one who crieth in the wilderness alone

- Henry W. Longfellow

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Brayed like a donkey.

Brayed like a donkey.

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Bleated like a lamb.

Bleated like a lamb.

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Bleated like a stuck pig.

Bleated like a stuck pig.

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Blubbered like a crying drunk.

Blubbered like a crying drunk.

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Brayed like a calliope.

Brayed like a calliope.

- T.C. Boyle

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Brayed like a jackass.

Brayed like a jackass.

- Mark Twain

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