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moan

moan


moan  (mn)
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. Lamentation.
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.

[Middle English mone, from Old English *mn; see mei-no- in Indo-European roots.]


moan  /mon/  v. 1 [I] to make low sounds of pain or pleasure: He cut his thumb with a knife and moaned in pain. 2 [I;T] to complain: She is always moaning about how much work she has.
n. the sound of moaning: He let out a moan when he hit his thumb. moan

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