moaning


moan

M0358800 (mōn)n.1. a. A low, sustained, mournful cry, usually indicative of sorrow or pain.b. A similar sound: the eerie moan of the night wind.2. A complaint: his tiresome moans about his boss.v. moaned, moan·ing, moans v.intr.1. a. To utter a moan or moans.b. To make a sound resembling a moan: A saxophone moaned in the background.2. To complain, lament, or grieve: an old man who still moans about his misspent youth.v.tr.1. To bewail or bemoan: She moaned her misfortunes to anyone who would listen.2. To utter with moans or a moan.
[Middle English mone, from Old English *mān; see mei-no- in Indo-European roots.]
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