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   Moan

   /mōn/

   

   noun

   • 1. a long, low sound made by a person expressing physical or mental suffering or sexual pleasure: "she gave a low moan of despair" Similar groanwailwhimpersobcrywhinehowllamentlamentationkeen
   • ▪ a sound resembling this, especially one made by the wind: "the moan of the wind in the chimneys" Similar soughsighmurmurwhispergroan
   • ▪ a complaint that is perceived as trivial and not taken seriously by others: "there were moans about the car's feeble ventilation" Similar complaintcomplaininggrousegrousingmoans and groansgrouchgrouchinggrumblegrumblingwhinewhiningcarpingmutteringmurmurmurmuringwhisperingtwineinformal:gripegripingbellyachebitchbeefbeefingwhingewhingeing

   verb

   • 1. make a long, low sound expressing physical or mental suffering or sexual pleasure: "just then their patient moaned and opened his eyes" Similar groanwailwhimpersobcrywhinehowlkeen
   • ▪ (of a thing) make a sound resembling a moan: "the foghorn moaned at intervals" Similar groanwailwhimpersobcrywhinehowlkeensoughsighmurmurwhispergroan
   • ▪ complain or grumble, typically about something trivial: "he joked and moaned about members of his family" Similar complaingrousegrouchgrumblewhinecarpmuttermurmurwhispermithertwineinformal:gripebellyachebitchbeefwhinge
   • ▪ lament.

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘complaint or lamentation’): of unknown origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. moaner noun
   • 2. moanful adjective

   Scrabble Points: 6

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   • O

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   • A

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   • N

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