moan  (mōn) 
n. A low, sustained, mournful cry, usually indicative of sorrow or pain. A similar sound: the eerie moan of the night wind.
Lamentation.
v.
moaned, moan·ing, moans
v.
intr.
To utter a moan or moans. 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.] |
