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moan Definition

moan (mōn)

noun

  1. Archaic a complaint; lamentation
  2. a low, mournful sound of sorrow or pain
  3. any sound like this the moan of the wind

Etymology: ME mone, prob. < base of OE mænan, to complain: see mean

intransitive verb

  1. to utter a moan or moans
  2. to complain, lament, grieve, etc.

transitive verb

  1. to say with a moan
  2. to complain about; bewail to moan one's fate

moan Synonyms

moan

n.

plaint, groan, wail; see cry 1.

moan Synonyms

moan

v.

groan, wail, whine; see cry 1. See syn. study at cry.

moan Usage Examples

Preposition: about

  • lack: I have been moaning about the lack of rain for years.
  • weather: The trouble is that we always moan about the weather.
  • fact: Max is moaning about the fact that public opinion is against this strike and so are nearly all the newspapers.

Object

  • minnie: Don't want to come across as a moaning minnie but that's a rather large number of Fringe blogs isn't it?
  • minnies: Why don't you moaning minnies talk about the good points of the game, such as.. .
  • git: They may be right about Leeds Utd being moaning gits, but the deal and all parties have not acted pleasantly.
  • cry: They may refuse feeds or vomit or they may be distressed and make a shrill or moaning cry when you pick them up.
  • noise: My boyfriend started to make a low moaning noise, like he was in the early stages of labor.
  • wind: It is suddenly chilly, as both Emma and Susan experience the moaning wind.

Adjective modifier

  • slight: There were gasps and slight moans from the eight against the wall, and this perturbed our captor.
  • low: She uttered a low moan, and opened her eyes.

Modifying Another Word

  • softly: He put both hands to his chest and moaned softly, leaning against the great box as he did so.
  • loudly: A bit later they had to turn her over and she moaned loudly in agony.
  • about: Stop looking fo r things to moan about, the season starts soon!
  • constantly: The third member of the team is their Grandad, an indolent, scruffy man constantly moaning about his lot in life.
  • no: There should be no moaning about edge enhancement this time around either, as I couldn't spot any.
  • always: The trouble is that we always moan about the weather.

Used with why or when

when: And the people, kids as well, would cheer when the green was ahead, and moan when vise versa.

Preposition: in

pain: The bad guys will moan in pain: " The child smiled.

Preposition: of

wind: He began the ceremony, and his low, tremulous voice could scarcely be heard through the moaning of the wind amid the tombs.

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