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• moan — [mōn] n. [ME mone, prob. < base of OE mænan, to complain: see MEAN1] 1. Archaic a complaint; lamentation 2. a low, mournful sound of sorrow or pain 3. any sound like this [the moan of the wind] vi. 1. to utter …   English World dictionary

• moan´ing|ly — moan «mohn», noun, verb. –n. 1. a long, low sound of suffering: »So is mortal life, A moan, a sigh, a sob, a storm, a strife (Sir Edwin Arnold). 2. any similar sound: »the moan of the winter wind. The moan of doves in immemorial elms (Tennyson).… …   Useful english dictionary

• moan — ► NOUN 1) a low mournful sound, usually expressive of suffering. 2) informal a trivial complaint. ► VERB 1) utter or make a moan. 2) informal complain; grumble. DERIVATIVES moaner noun …   English terms dictionary

• moan — [[t]moʊn[/t]] n. 1) a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from physical or mental suffering 2) any similar sound: the moan of the wind[/ex] 3) a complaint or lamentation 4) to utter moans, as of pain or grief 5) (of the wind, sea, trees,… …   From formal English to slang

• moan — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ faint, little, low, quiet, small, soft ▪ deep ▪ muffled …   Collocations dictionary

• moan — moanful, adj. moanfully, adv. moaningly, adv. /mohn/, n. 1. a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering. 2. any similar sound: the moan of the wind. 3. complaint or lamentation. v.i. 4. to utter… …   Universalium

• moan — /moʊn / (say mohn) noun 1. a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering. 2. any similar sound: the moan of the wind. 3. Obsolete complaint or lamentation. 4. Colloquial a grumble. –verb (i) 5. to… …  

• moan — {{11}}moan (n.) c.1200, lamentation, mourning, weeping; complaining, the expressing of complaints; a complaint; lover s complaint; accusation, charge, probably from an unrecorded O.E. *man complaint, related to O.E. mænan complain, moan, also… …   Etymology dictionary

• moan — I. noun Etymology: Middle English mone, from Old English *mān Date: 13th century 1. lamentation, complaint 2. a low prolonged sound of pain or of grief II. verb Date: 14th century transitive verb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• utter — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb Utter is used with these nouns as the object: ↑blasphemy, ↑cry, ↑curse, ↑exclamation, ↑groan, ↑moan, ↑peep, ↑phrase, ↑prayer, ↑remark, ↑sentence, ↑ …   Collocations dictionary

• moan — noun 1》 a long, low sound expressing suffering or sexual pleasure.     ↘a low sound made by the wind. 2》 informal a trivial complaint. verb 1》 utter or make a moan.     ↘literary lament. 2》 complain or grumble. Derivatives moaner noun moanful… …   English new terms dictionary