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单词 moaner
释义

moan

1 of 2

noun

ˈmōn How to pronounce moan (audio)
1
: lamentation, complaint
… made a great moan if he had to work … D. H. Lawrence
2
: a low prolonged sound of pain or of grief
a moan of distress

moan

2 of 2

verb

moaned; moaning; moans

transitive verb

1
: to bewail audibly : lament
2
: to utter with moans

intransitive verb

1
: lament, complain
2
a
: to make a moan : groan
b
: to emit a sound resembling a moan
the wind moaned in the trees
moaner
ˈmō-nər How to pronounce moan (audio)
noun

Synonyms

Noun

  • groan
  • wail

Verb

  • groan
  • wail
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Example Sentences

Noun She let out a long, deep moan. the moan of the wind the moan of the car's engine Verb The wounded soldier moaned in pain. He moaned with pleasure as she rubbed his back. We were all moaning about the cold, rainy weather. He's always moaning about his salary. The children were moaning and groaning all morning, but their mother would not let them go outside. I'm tired of all his moaning and groaning about his salary. “But I don't want to go,” moaned the boy. The wind moaned in the trees. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The 34-second clip set social media ablaze, with many people gobsmacked that anything, let alone what sounds like an eerie, guttural moan, could escape a black hole. Annabelle Timsit, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2022 The 34-second clip set social media ablaze, with many people gobsmacked that anything, let alone what sounds like an eerie, guttural moan, could escape a black hole. Annabelle Timsit, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Aug. 2022 Commenced with a fiddle introduction that evoked the long, slow moan of a steam-train whistle, the Zeppelin staple shook with Malian-leaning rhythms. Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2022 Readers sent in their poems, The Times released a great moan, Making readers even more manic. New York Times, 6 May 2022 Perhaps indie rock doesn’t need another moan of 21st-century disaffection. Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 28 May 2022 The air grew heavy with anticipation and then, low and deep and melancholy as whale song, came the first moan of a ship’s horn. New York Times, 12 May 2022 Check out the ghostly moan below: This content is imported from YouTube. Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 6 May 2022 The song is pulled together by — what else? — the lonesome moan of a saxophone, provided by P.E.’s Benjamin Jaffe. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 16 Feb. 2022
Verb
Your trick-or-treaters and guests will turn on their heels the minute old Drake starts to moan and scream. Kevin Cortez, Popular Mechanics, 15 Sep. 2022 Some pundits are simply perma-bears that moan and groan about how the market will collapse taking you and civilization with it. Clem Chambers, Forbes, 16 June 2022 So King came to the camp and fell into its desultory rhythm marked by the white noise of daytime traffic below and moan of the fog horns at night. Ruben Vivesstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2022 In Europe, farmers used to moan about Ukraine’s cheaper food imports coming into the market. Aine Quinn, Bloomberg.com, 24 Apr. 2022 As Jessie continues to moan, the notion of the show dealing with a pregnancy becomes not just possible, but probable. Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2022 But whereas Android phones would run out of puff quickly or occasionally moan about getting too hot, the 13 Pro just ticked along nicely. Yoni Heisler, BGR, 15 Mar. 2022 The pianist is instructed by Mr. Crumb to sing, shout and moan at various points in the series. Vivien Schweitzer, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2022 Fans who complained that announcers talked too much didn’t moan about the deadpan Summerall. Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun and Verb

Middle English mone, from Old English *mān

First Known Use

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Kids Definition

moan 1 of 2

noun

ˈmōn How to pronounce moan (audio)
1
: a long low sound showing pain or grief
2
: a long low sound
the engine's moan

moan

2 of 2

verb

moaned; moaning
1
: to utter a long low sound
2
: complain

moaner

noun

as in screamer

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • screamer
  • wailer
  • squawker
  • bawler
  • weeper
  • complainer
  • whiner
  • grumbler
  • crybaby
  • fusspot
  • grump
  • fussbudget
  • griper
  • bleater
  • kvetch
  • sniveler
  • fusser
  • crab
  • kvetcher
  • malcontent
  • baby
  • bellyacher

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • happy camper
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