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Moan

məʊn

Moan definitions

noun

Inflections:

moan moans

a long, low sound made by a person expressing physical or mental suffering or sexual pleasure

"she gave a low moan of despair"

Synonyms:
groan wail whimper sob cry whine howl lament lamentation keen
- a sound resembling a human moan
  
  "the moan of the wind in the chimneys"
a complaint which is perceived as trivial and not taken seriously by others

"there were moans about the car's feeble ventilation"

Synonyms:
complaint complaining grouse grousing moans and groans grouch grouching grumble grumbling whine whining carping muttering murmur murmuring whispering

verb

Inflections:

moan moaned moaning moans

make a long, low sound expressing physical or mental suffering or sexual pleasure

"just then their patient moaned and opened his eyes"

Synonyms:
groan wail whimper sob cry whine howl keen
- make a sound resembling a human moan
  
  "the foghorn moaned at intervals"
- lament
  
  "we listen to the fierce Achilles moaning for his mistress"
complain or grumble, typically about something trivial

"passengers moaned about overcrowded coaches"

Synonyms:
complain grouse grouch grumble whine carp mutter murmur whisper