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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024moan /moʊn/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a low, sad, or miserable sound expressing suffering or complaint:more moans about low pay.
- any similar sound:the moan of the wind.
v. - to utter moans:[no object]He moaned softly with pain.
- (of the wind, etc.) to make a sound like such moans:[no object]Outside the wind moaned and howled.
- to complain;
grumble: [no object]She's always moaning about some little pain.[~ + (that) clause]He moaned that his salary was too low.[used with quotations]:"I feel awful,'' he moaned.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024moan (mōn),USA pronunciation n. - a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- any similar sound:the moan of the wind.
- complaint or lamentation.
v.i. - to utter moans, as of pain or grief.
- (of the wind, sea, trees, etc.) to make any sound suggestive of such moans:The wind moaned through the trees.
v.t. - to utter (something) inarticulately or pitifully, as if in lamentation:He moaned his response.
- to lament or bemoan:to moan one's fate.
- Middle English mone, man(e) (noun, nominal), Old English *mān, inferred from its derivative mǣnan to mourn 1175–1225
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See groan.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged grieve.
- 4, 7.See corresponding entry in Unabridged mourn.
- 7.See corresponding entry in Unabridged deplore.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: moan /məʊn/ n - a low prolonged mournful sound expressive of suffering or pleading
- any similar mournful sound, esp that made by the wind
- a grumble or complaint
vb - to utter (words) in a low mournful manner
- (intransitive) to make a sound like a moan
- (usually intr) to grumble or complain (esp in the phrase moan and groan)
Etymology: 13th Century: related to Old English mǣnan to grieve overˈmoaner n ˈmoanful adj ˈmoaning n , adj |