moan
[ mohn ]
/ moʊn /
noun
verb (used without object)
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.
verb (used with object)
to utter (something) inarticulately or pitifully, as if in lamentation: He moaned his response.
to lament or bemoan: to moan one's fate.
Origin of moan
1175–1225; Middle English
mone, man(e) (noun), Old English
*mān, inferred from its derivative
mǣnan to mourn
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British Dictionary definitions for moaning
moan
/ (məʊn) /
noun
a low prolonged mournful sound expressive of suffering or pleading
any similar mournful sound, esp that made by the wind
a grumble or complaint
verb
to utter (words) in a low mournful manner
(intr)
to make a sound like a moan
(usually intr)
to grumble or complain (esp in the phrase moan and groan)
Derived forms of moan
moaner, noun moanful, adjective moaning, noun, adjective moaningly, adverbWord Origin for moan
C13: related to Old English
mǣnan to grieve over