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–noun

1.	a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.

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

3.	complaint or lamentation.

–verb (used without object)

4.	to utter moans, as of pain or grief.

5.	(of the wind, sea, trees, etc.) to make any sound suggestive of such moans: The wind moaned through the trees.

–verb (used with object)

6.	to utter (something) inarticulately or pitifully, as if in lamentation: He moaned his response.

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

[Origin: 1175–1225; ME mone, man(e) (n.), OE *mān, inferred from its deriv. mǣnan to mourn

]

—Related forms

moanful, adjective

moan·ful·ly, adverb

moan·ing·ly, adverb

—Synonyms 1. See groan. 4. grieve. 4, 7. mourn. 7. deplore.

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moan Audio Help (mōn) Pronunciation Key
n.

1. A low, sustained, mournful cry, usually indicative of sorrow or pain.
2. A similar sound: the eerie moan of the night wind.
Lamentation.

v. moaned, moan·ing, moans

v. intr.

1. To utter a moan or moans.
2. To make a sound resembling a moan: A saxophone moaned in the background.
To complain, lament, or grieve: an old man who still moans about his misspent youth.

v. tr.

To bewail or bemoan: She moaned her misfortunes to anyone who would listen.
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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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
moan

c.1225, as a noun, "complaint, lamentation," probably related to O.E. mænan "complain, moan," also "tell, intend," from P.Gmc. *main- (but O.E.D. discounts this connection). Meaning "long, low inarticulate murmur from some prolonged pain" is first recorded 1673. The verb is first attested c.1425 as "to complain," 1724 as "to make a low, mournful sound."

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moan
noun
1.	an utterance expressing pain or disapproval [syn: groan]
verb
1.	indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure; "The students groaned when the professor got out the exam booklets"; "The ancient door soughed when opened" [syn: groan]

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moan1 [məun] verb

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

Arabic:	يَتَأوَّه، يَعْوِل، يَئِنُّ
Chinese (Simplified):	呻吟
Chinese (Traditional):	呻吟, 悲嘆
Czech:	sténat
Danish:	stønne
Dutch:	kreunen
Estonian:	oigama
Finnish:	vaikertaa
French:	gémir
German:	stöhnen
Greek:	βογγώ
Hungarian:	nyög
Icelandic:	stynja
Indonesian:	mengerang
Italian:	gemere, lamentarsi

Japanese:	うめく
Korean:	신음하다
Latvian:	vaidēt
Lithuanian:	dejuoti
Norwegian:	stønne, jamre
Polish:	jęczeć
Portuguese (Brazil):	gemer
Portuguese (Portugal):	gemer
Romanian:	a geme
Russian:	стонать
Slovak:	stonať
Slovenian:	ječati
Spanish:	gemir
Swedish:	jämra sig, stöna
Turkish:	inlemek

moan2 [məun] verb

to complain
Example: She's always moaning about how hard she has to work.

Arabic:	يَشْكو، يَتَذَمَّر
Chinese (Simplified):	悲叹
Chinese (Traditional):	抱怨
Czech:	reptat
Danish:	beklage sig
Dutch:	jammeren
Estonian:	kaeblema
Finnish:	valittaa
French:	maugréer
German:	klagen
Greek:	γκρινιάζω, παραπονιέμαι
Hungarian:	siránkozik
Icelandic:	kvarta
Indonesian:	mengeluh
Italian:	lamentarsi, lagnarsi

Japanese:	嘆く
Korean:	불평하다, 한탄하다
Latvian:	žēloties; gausties
Lithuanian:	skųstis, dejuoti
Norwegian:	klage
Polish:	narzekać
Portuguese (Brazil):	lamentar(-se)
Portuguese (Portugal):	lamentar-se
Romanian:	a se văicări
Russian:	жаловаться
Slovak:	reptať
Slovenian:	stokati
Spanish:	quejarse, lamentarse
Swedish:	gnälla
Turkish:	şikâyet etmek

moan [məun] noun

a sound (as if) of grief, pain etc
Example: a moan of pain; the moan of the wind

Arabic:	أنين، نَحيب، تأوُّه
Chinese (Simplified):	呻吟声，呼啸
Chinese (Traditional):	呻吟聲
Czech:	sténání
Danish:	stønnen; tuden
Dutch:	gekreun
Estonian:	oie
Finnish:	vaikerrus
French:	gémissement
German:	das Stöhnen
Greek:	βογγητό
Hungarian:	sóhaj
Icelandic:	stuna
Indonesian:	erangan
Italian:	gemito, lamento

Japanese:	うめき声
Korean:	신음 소리, 신음하는 듯한 구슬픈 소리, 불평
Latvian:	vaids; gaudas
Lithuanian:	aimana, dejonė
Norwegian:	stønn(ing), klage
Polish:	jęk
Portuguese (Brazil):	gemido
Portuguese (Portugal):	lamento
Romanian:	geamăt
Russian:	стон
Slovak:	stonanie
Slovenian:	ječanje
Spanish:	gemido
Swedish:	jämmer, stönande
Turkish:	inilti, inleme

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Moan

Be*moan"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bemoaned; p. pr. & vb. n. Bemoaning.] [OE. bimenen, AS. bem?nan; pref. be- + m?nan to moan. See Moan.] To express deep grief for by moaning; to express sorrow for; to lament; to bewail; to pity or sympathize with.

Implores their pity, and his pain bemoans. --Dryden.

Syn: See Deplore.

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Moan

Mean\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Meant; p. pr. & vb. n. Meaning.] [OE. menen, AS. m[=ae]nan to recite, tell, intend, wish; akin to OS. m[=e]nian to have in mind, mean, D. meenen, G. meinen, OHG. meinan, Icel. meina, Sw. mena, Dan. mene, and to E. mind. ?. See Mind, and cf. Moan.]

1. To have in the mind, as a purpose, intention, etc.; to intend; to purpose; to design; as, what do you mean to do ?

What mean ye by this service ? --Ex. xii. 26.

Ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good. --Gen. 1. 20.

I am not a Spaniard To say that it is yours and not to mean it. --Longfellow.

2. To signify; to indicate; to import; to denote.

What mean these seven ewe lambs ? --Gen. xxi. 29.

Go ye, and learn what that me?neth. --Matt. ix. 13.

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Moan

Moan\ (m[=o]n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Moaned (m[=o]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Moaning.] [AS. m[=ae]nan to moan, also, to mean; but in the latter sense perh. a different word. Cf. Mean to intend.]

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

Unpitied and unheard, where misery moans. --Thomson.

Let there bechance him pitiful mischances, To make him moan. --Shak.

2. To emit a sound like moan; -- said of things inanimate; as, the wind moans.

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