moan

moan
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noun
ADJECTIVE
faint, little, low, quiet, small, soft
deep
muffled
loud
VERB + MOAN
emit, give, let out, make, utter
stifle, suppress
hear
MOAN + VERB
come from sb/sb's mouth, escape sb/sb's mouth

A low moan of despair escaped her as she realized what had gone wrong.

PREPOSITION
with a moan

He staggered about ten yards and fell down with a moan.

moan of

a moan of pleasure/pain/despair

PHRASES
the moan of the wind
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verb
1 make a low sound of pain/pleasure
ADVERB
loudly
lightly, quietly, slightly, softly
PREPOSITION
in

He moaned in despair.

with

She was still conscious and was moaning loudly with pain.

2 (esp. BrE) complain
ADVERB
on

They kept moaning on about their illnesses.

PREPOSITION
about

What are you moaning about now?

at

My parents moan at me if I'm home late.

to

She's always moaning to me that she doesn't have enough money.

PHRASES
moan and groan

The children climbed into the bus, moaning and groaning.

Moan is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑wind

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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 — 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. [1913 Webster] Sullen moans, hollow groans. Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. A low mournful or murmuring sound; of things.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Moan — Moan, v. t. 1. To bewail audibly; to lament. [1913 Webster] Ye floods, ye woods, ye echoes, moan My dear Columbo, dead and gone. Prior. [1913 Webster] 2. To afflict; to distress. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Which infinitely moans me. Beau. & Fl. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Moan —   [englisch/amerikanisch, məʊn; wörtlich »stöhnen, heulen«], Bezeichnung für die Klagegesänge der schwarzen Sklaven in Nordamerika, die noch aus dem afrikanischen Begräbniszeremoniell stammten. Mit der Christianisierung der Afroamerikaner verlor… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • moan# — moan n groan, sigh, sob (see under SIGH vb) Analogous words: crying or cry, wailing or wail (see CRY): lamenting or lament, bemoaning, bewailing (see DEPLORE) moan vb groan, *sigh, sob Analogous words: mourn, * …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • moan — [n] groan, complaint beef, cry, gripe, grouse, grumble, lament, lamentation, plaint, sigh, sob, wail, whine; concepts 52,77 moan [v] groan, complain bemoan, bewail, carp, deplore, grieve, gripe, grouse, grumble, keen, lament, mourn, sigh, sob,… …   New thesaurus

  • 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 — index deplore, plaint Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • moan — [[t]mo͟ʊn[/t]] moans, moaning, moaned 1) VERB If you moan, you make a low sound, usually because you are unhappy or in pain. Tony moaned in his sleep and then turned over on his side... [V with quote] My head, my head, he moaned. I can t see. Syn …   English dictionary

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