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 Definitions of moan  [ʊn]  

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Definition of 'moan' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) moan
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from physical or mental suffering.

2.  moan
any similar sound:
the moan of the wind.

3.  moan
a complaint or lamentation.

4. (v.i.) moan
to utter moans, as of pain or grief.

5.  moan
(of the wind, sea, trees, etc.) to make a sound suggestive of such moans.

6.  moan
to complain; grumble.

7. (v.t.) moan
to utter with a moan.

8.  moan
to lament or bemoan:
to moan one's fate.

Etymology:  (1175–1225; ME mone, man(e) (n.), related to OE mæmacr;nan to mourn)

Definition of 'moan' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (verb) groan, moan
an utterance expressing pain or disapproval

2. (verb) groan, moan
indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
"The students groaned when the professor got out the exam booklets"; "The ancient door soughed when opened"


Definition of 'moan' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (verb) moan
to make a long low sound
to moan with pain/pleasure

2.  moan
complain
She never stopped moaning the whole way there.; the moan of the wind in the trees


Definition of 'moan' Webster Dictionary 

1. (verb) moan
to make a low prolonged sound of grief or pain, whether articulate or not; to groan softly and continuously

2. (verb) moan
to emit a sound like moan; -- said of things inanimate; as, the wind moans

3. (verb) moan
to bewail audibly; to lament

4. (verb) moan
to afflict; to distress

5. (verb) moan
a low prolonged sound, articulate or not, indicative of pain or of grief; a low groan

6. (verb) moan
a low mournful or murmuring sound; -- of things


Translation of 'moan' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: to make a low sound of grief, pain etc
The wounded soldier moaned.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: kla, kerm Arabic flag Arabic: يَتَأوَّه، يَعْوِل، يَئِن Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: стена
Brazilian flag Brazilian: gemer Czech flag Czech: sténat German flag German: stöhnen
Danish flag Danish: stønne Greek flag Greek: βογγώ Spanish flag Spanish: gemir
Estonian flag Estonian: oigama Farsi flag Farsi: ناله کردن Finnish flag Finnish: vaikeroida
French flag French: gémir Hebrew flag Hebrew: לִגנוֹחַ Hindi flag Hindi: आह भरना
Croatian flag Croatian: stenjati Hungarian flag Hungarian: nyög Indonesian flag Indonesian: mengerang
Icelandic flag Icelandic: stynja Italian flag Italian: gemere, lamentarsi Japanese flag Japanese: うめく
Korean flag Korean: 신음 소리를 내다 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: dejuoti Latvian flag Latvian: vaidēt
Malay flag Malay: mengerang Dutch flag Dutch: kreunen Norwegian flag Norwegian: stønne, jamre
Polish flag Polish: jęczeć Persian flag Persian: ناله کردن Pashto flag Pashto: نالښت كول
Portuguese flag Portuguese: gemer Romanian flag Romanian: a geme Russian flag Russian: стонать
Slovak flag Slovak: stonať Slovenian flag Slovenian: ječati Serbian flag Serbian: ječati
Swedish flag Swedish: jämra sig, stöna Thai flag Thai: คราง Turkish flag Turkish: inlemek
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 呻吟(因悲傷或痛苦而) Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: стогнати Urdu flag Urdu: کراہنا
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: rên rỉ Chinese flag Chinese: 呻吟,悲叹

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