moan

[Moan]

The low sound you make when you're in pain is called a moan. A bad stomachache can leave you bent over, making soft moans.

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To make a low prolonged sound of grief or pain, whether articulate or not; to groan softly and continuously.

Noun
an utterance expressing pain or disapproval

Verb
indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure; "The students groaned when the professor got out the exam booklets"; "The ancient door soughed when opened"


v. i.
To make a low prolonged sound of grief or pain, whether articulate or not; to groan softly and continuously.

v. i.
To emit a sound like moan; -- said of things inanimate; as, the wind moans.

v. t.
To bewail audibly; to lament.

v. t.
To afflict; to distress.

v. i.
A low prolonged sound, articulate or not, indicative of pain or of grief; a low groan.

v. i.
A low mournful or murmuring sound; -- of things.


Moan

Moan , v. i. [imp. & p. p. Moaned ; p. pr. & vb. n. Moaning.] [AS. mnan to moan, also, to mean; but in the latter sense perh. a different word. Cf. Mean to intend.] 1. To make a low prolonged sound of grief or pain, whether articulate or not; to groan softly and continuously.
Unpitied and unheard, where misery moans.
Let there bechance him pitiful mischances, To make him moan.
2. To emit a sound like moan; -- said of things inanimate; as, the wind moans.

Moan

Moan, v. t. 1. To bewail audibly; to lament.
Ye floods, ye woods, ye echoes, moan My dear Columbo, dead and gone.
2. To afflict; to distress. [Obs.]
Which infinitely moans me.

Moan

Moan, n. [OE. mone. See Moan, v. i.] 1. A low prolonged sound, articulate or not, indicative of pain or of grief; a low groan.
Sullen moans, hollow groans.
2. A low mournful or murmuring sound; -- of things.
Rippling waters made a pleasant moan.

To make a low prolonged sound of grief or pain, whether articulate or not; to groan softly and continuously.

To bewail audibly; to lament.

A low prolonged sound, articulate or not, indicative of pain or of grief; a low groan.

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Usage Examples

It always depresses me when people moan about how commercial Christmas is. I love everything about it. The tradition of having this great big feast, slap bang in the middle of winter, is an essential thing to look forward to at the end of the year.

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