moan (verb)
1moan — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ faint, little, low, quiet, small, soft ▪ deep ▪ muffled …
2moan´ing|ly — moan «mohn», noun, verb. –n. 1. a long, low sound of suffering: »So is mortal life, A moan, a sigh, a sob, a storm, a strife (Sir Edwin Arnold). 2. any similar sound: »the moan of the winter wind. The moan of doves in immemorial elms (Tennyson).… …
3moan vs mourn — Moan as a verb, means to make a complaint in an unhappy voice, usually about something which does not seem important to other people. For example: The British always moan about the weather. Mourn is a verb that means to feel or express… …
4moan vs mourn — Moan as a verb, means to make a complaint in an unhappy voice, usually about something which does not seem important to other people. For example: The British always moan about the weather. Mourn is a verb that means to feel or express… …
5moan — ► NOUN 1) a low mournful sound, usually expressive of suffering. 2) informal a trivial complaint. ► VERB 1) utter or make a moan. 2) informal complain; grumble. DERIVATIVES moaner noun …
6moan — verb 1) he moaned in agony Syn: groan, wail, whimper, sob, cry 2) informal you re always moaning about the weather Syn: complain, grouse, grumble, whine, carp; informal gripe …
7moan — [[t]mo͟ʊn[/t]] moans, moaning, moaned 1) VERB If you moan, you make a low sound, usually because you are unhappy or in pain. Tony moaned in his sleep and then turned over on his side... [V with quote] My head, my head, he moaned. I can t see. Syn …
8moan — I UK [məʊn] / US [moʊn] verb Word forms moan : present tense I/you/we/they moan he/she/it moans present participle moaning past tense moaned past participle moaned * 1) [intransitive/transitive] to complain about something in an annoying way… …
9moan — moan1 [ moun ] verb * 1. ) intransitive or transitive if someone moans, they make a long low sound because of pain, sadness, or pleasure: James continued to moan loudly as the pain intensified. a ) intransitive LITERARY if something such as the… …
10moan — 1 verb 1 (I) to make a long low sound expressing pain, unhappiness, or sexual pleasure: The sick child moaned a little and then fell asleep. 2 (I, T) BrE informal to complain in an annoying way, especially in an unhappy voice and without good… …
