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