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Definitions for: Moan [n] an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
[v] indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure; "The students groaned when the professor got out the exam booklets"; "The ancient door soughed when opened"
Webster (1913) Definition: Moan (m[=o]n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Moaned (m[=o]nd); p.
pr. & vb. n. Moaning.] [AS. m[=ae]nan to moan, also, to
mean; but in the latter sense perh. a different word. Cf.
Mean to intend.]
1. To make a low prolonged sound of grief or pain, whether
articulate or not; to groan softly and continuously.
Unpitied and unheard, where misery moans. --Thomson.
Let there bechance him pitiful mischances, To make
him moan. --Shak.
2. To emit a sound like moan; -- said of things inanimate;
as, the wind moans.
Moan, v. t.
1. To bewail audibly; to lament.
Ye floods, ye woods, ye echoes, moan My dear
Columbo, dead and gone. --Prior.
2. To afflict; to distress. [Obs.]
Which infinitely moans me. --Beau. & Fl.
Moan, n. [OE. mone. See Moan, v. i.]
1. A low prolonged sound, articulate or not, indicative of
pain or of grief; a low groan.
Sullen moans, hollow groans. --Pope.
2. A low mournful or murmuring sound; -- of things.
Rippling waters made a pleasant moan. --Byron.
Synonyms: groan, groan, sough
See Also: emit, let loose, let out, utter, utterance, vocalization
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