moan

Definition of Moan in English :

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Noun

1. groan, moan

an utterance expressing pain or disapproval

groan

Verb

2. groan, moan

indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure

Example Sentences:
'The students groaned when the professor got out the exam booklets'
'The ancient door soughed when opened'

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WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Moan

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noun

1.

a low prolonged mournful sound expressive of suffering or pleading

2.

any similar mournful sound, esp that made by the wind

3.

a grumble or complaint

verb

4.

to utter (words) in a low mournful manner

5. (intransitive)

to make a sound like a moan

6. (usually intr)

to grumble or complain (esp in the phrase moan and groan)

Moan

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noun

1. Archaic

a complaint; lamentation

2.

a low, mournful sound of sorrow or pain

3.

any sound like this

the moan of the wind

verb intransitive

4.

to utter a moan or moans

5.

to complain, lament, grieve, etc.

verb transitive

6.

to say with a moan

7.

to complain about; bewail

to moan one's fate

Moan

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n.

1.

a. A low, sustained, mournful cry, usually indicative of sorrow or pain.

b. A similar sound: the eerie moan of the night wind.

2. A complaint: his tiresome moans about his boss.

v. moaned, moan·ing, moans

v.intr.

1.

a. To utter a moan or moans.

b. To make a sound resembling a moan: A saxophone moaned in the background.

2. To complain, lament, or grieve: an old man who still moans about his misspent youth.

v.tr.

1. To bewail or bemoan: She moaned her misfortunes to anyone who would listen.

2. To utter with moans or a moan.

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