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moan

[ mohn ]

noun

    1. a prolonged, low sound uttered from physical or mental suffering.
    2. a prolonged, low sound uttered from any other strong physical or mental sensation, especially pleasure.
  1. any prolonged, low sound:

    The alarming moan of the engines suggested they'd break down soon.

  2. complaint or lamentation:

    Despite last year's moan about how much effort Christmas is, I'm feeling up to it this year.



verb (used without object)

    1. to make a prolonged, low sound from physical or mental suffering.
    2. to make a prolonged, low sound from any other strong physical or mental sensation, especially pleasure.

    Synonyms: ,

  1. (of inanimate objects) to make a prolonged, low sound:

    The wind moaned through the trees.

  2. to complain:

    I may moan about the weather here, but at least it doesn't get hot.

verb (used with object)

  1. to utter (something) inarticulately or pitifully:

    He moaned his response.

  2. to lament or express grief over; bemoan:

    It does no good to moan your position in life instead of taking action.

    Synonyms: ,

moan

/ 尘蓹蕣苍 /

noun

  1. a low prolonged mournful sound expressive of suffering or pleading
  2. any similar mournful sound, esp that made by the wind
  3. a grumble or complaint
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to utter (words) in a low mournful manner
  2. intr to make a sound like a moan
  3. usually intr to grumble or complain (esp in the phrase moan and groan )
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞尘辞补苍颈苍驳, nounadjective
  • 藞尘辞补苍蹿耻濒, adjective
  • 藞尘辞补苍别谤, noun
  • 藞尘辞补苍颈苍驳ly, adverb
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 尘辞补苍路蹿耻濒 adjective
  • 尘辞补苍路蹿耻濒路ly adverb
  • 尘辞补苍路颈苍驳路濒测 adverb
  • 耻苍路尘辞补苍别诲 adjective
  • 耻苍路尘辞补苍路颈苍驳 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of moan1

First recorded in 1175鈥1225; Middle English mone, man(e) (noun), Old English 尘腻苍, unrecorded but inferred from its derivative 尘牵苍补苍 鈥渢o mourn鈥
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of moan1

C13: related to Old English 尘牵苍补苍 to grieve over
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Synonym Study

See groan.
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Example Sentences

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And there, like an old friend, is Cronenberg鈥檚 regular composer Howard Shore with a synth moan to keep the mood unnerving.

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Williams reiterated that he was not complaining about the attention his stardom brought him, writing: "I'm not moaning. This is a problem I'd rather have than not."

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Some of the Russian coverage has taken a mocking tone, with pro-Kremlin NTV saying Trump treated America's allies in Europe as "serfs" who only respond with "moaning".

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Neighbors heard moaning from the property and ran outside and found one of the buildings on the property in ruins.

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"You had people moaning about toilet rolls," he remembers.

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