moan
[noun]
Synonyms:
- groan, lament, sigh, sob, wail, whine
- grumble, complaint, gripe (informal), grouch (informal), grouse, protest, whine
[verb]
Synonyms:
- groan, lament, sigh, sob, whine
- grumble, bleat, carp, complain, groan, grouse, whine, whinge (informal)

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. moan¹ /məʊn $ moʊn/ verb

1. [intransitive and transitive] informal to complain in an annoying way, especially in an unhappy voice and without good reason:
‘I feel seasick already,’ she moaned.
moan about
A lot of people moaned about the parking problems.
moan at British English:
My mum never stops moaning at me.
moan that
He’s always moaning that we use too much electricity.
He moaned and groaned all the way there.

2. [intransitive] to make a long low sound expressing pain, unhappiness, or sexual pleasure Synonym : groan:
She moaned and cried out in pain.

3. [intransitive] literary if the wind moans, it makes a long low sound:
They could hear the wind moaning in the trees.
—moaner noun [countable] British English:
Dad’s a gloomy old moaner.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. moan² noun [countable]
[Date: 1100-1200; Origin: From an unrecorded Old English man]

1. a long low sound expressing pain, unhappiness, or sexual pleasure
moan of
There was a moan of pain from the injured man.
She gave a little moan of pleasure.
a low moan

2. have a moan (about something) British English informal to complain about something:
We were just having a moan about work.

3. literary a low sound made by the wind

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

moan
noun
ADJ. faint, little, small, soft | deep, low
VERB + MOAN give, let out, make | hear
MOAN + VERB escape sb A low moan of despair escaped her as she realized what had gone wrong.
PREP. with a ~ He staggered about ten yards and fell down with a moan.
~ of
PHRASES a moan of pleasure/despair, the moan of the wind
 ⇒ Note at SOUND

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

moan
verb
I. make a low sound of pain/pleasure
ADV. loudly | quietly, softly
PREP. in He moaned in despair.
with She was still conscious and was moaning loudly with pain.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

moan
II. complain
ADV. on They kept moaning on about their illnesses.
PREP. 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 hasn't got enough money.
PHRASES moan and groan The unwilling children climbed into the bus, moaning and groaning.

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