moanverb [ I or T ]
uk/məʊn/us/moʊn/moan verb [ I or T ] (SOUND)
C2 to make a long, low sound of pain, suffering, or another strong emotion:
He moaned with pain before losing consciousness.
"Let me die," he moaned.
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Sounds made by humans with their mouths
- boom
- catcall
- cheer
- crow
- cry
- gasp
- groan
- hoot
- keen
- laugh, shout, scream, etc. your head off idiom
- rasp
- raspberry
- roar
- sibilant
- squall
- wail
- whine
- whistle
- wolf whistle
- yowl
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moan verb [ I or T ] (COMPLAIN)
C2 informal disapproving to make a complaint in an unhappy voice, usually about something that does not seem important to other people:
Thelma's always moaning (about something), and forgets how lucky she actually is.
[ + speech ] "I don't like potatoes," he moaned.
[ + (that) ] First she moans (that) she's too hot, and then that she's too cold.
After a lot of moaning and groaning, they eventually started work.
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Complaining
- beef
- bewail
- bugger, sod, etc. this for a lark! idiom
- cavil
- chunter
- complainant
- complaint
- groan
- grouse
- harp
- harp on (about sth)
- huff and puff idiom
- kick
- lodge
- make a noise about sth idiom
- protest
- quibble
- squeal
- start on at sb
- whinger
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moaner
noun [ C ] uk/ˈməʊ.nər/us/ˈmoʊ.nɚ/mainly UK
They're just a lot of moaners who are never satisfied.
moannoun [ C ]
uk/məʊn/us/moʊn/moan noun [ C ] (SOUND)
a long, low sound of pain, suffering, or another strong emotion:
We could hear the moans of someone trapped under the rubble.
moans of ecstasy/agony
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Sounds made by humans with their mouths
- boom
- catcall
- cheer
- crow
- cry
- gasp
- groan
- hoot
- keen
- laugh, shout, scream, etc. your head off idiom
- rasp
- raspberry
- roar
- sibilant
- squall
- wail
- whine
- whistle
- wolf whistle
- yowl
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moan noun [ C ] (COMPLAINT)
mainly UK informal disapproving the act of complaining about something, or a complaint:
Apart from a slight moan about the waiter, he seemed to enjoy the meal.
She was having a moan about her husband.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Complaining
- beef
- bewail
- bugger, sod, etc. this for a lark! idiom
- cavil
- chunter
- complainant
- complaint
- groan
- grouse
- harp
- harp on (about sth)
- huff and puff idiom
- kick
- lodge
- make a noise about sth idiom
- protest
- quibble
- squeal
- start on at sb
- whinger
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