The sunbeams kiss the plaining deep, Wreathe with innumerous smiles The sounding waters as they meet,-- While sister sprites Wake laughter round the isles.
Endymion feels it, and no more controls The burning prayer within him; so, bent low, He had begun a plaining of his woe.
Hear the querulous birds plaining with sweet songs, and the boughs trembling, and, moved by a gentle wind, as it were keeping tenor to their notes.
Now am I come where many a plaining voice Smites on mine ear.
She paused: her fellow took the word, Plaining on such as preach and them that plead.
Therefor she mourned alway, Nor ever ceased her plaining / until was come her latest day.
Was then no plaining of the brewer's 'scape, Nor greedy vintner mix'd the stained grape.
Then looked he for the mark of the bite, plaining of its pang, and he could find the mark nowhere.
So he lifted her by the hand, and she arose and looked at him, and began plaining of love and its tyrannies, softening him, already softened.
May chance thee lie withered and old In winter nights, that are so cold, Plaining in vain unto the moon; Thy wishes then dare not be told: Care then who list, for I have done.
The moonlight lay quiet and empty on the threshold, and overhead the firs were plaining fitfully.
Alois came, speaking of old sins; and you are here, plaining of new sins: what shall I do, now I am here?
Jehane, trembling before her visions, could hardly stand still; but the Queen (who had no visions now the mirror was put by) went plaining on.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "plaining" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
