unmoaned
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.
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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; Middle English mone, man(e) (noun), Old English *mān, inferred from its derivative mǣnan to mourn
1175–1225; Middle English mone, man(e) (noun), Old English *mān, inferred from its derivative mǣnan to mourn
Related forms
moan·ful, adjective
moan·ful·ly, adverb
moan·ing·ly, adverb
un·moaned, adjective
un·moan·ing, adjective
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moan (məʊn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a low prolonged mournful sound expressive of suffering or pleading |
| 2. | any similar mournful sound, esp that made by the wind |
| 3. | a grumble or complaint |
| —vb | |
| 4. | to utter (words) in a low mournful manner |
| 5. | (intr) to make a sound like a moan |
| 6. | (usually intr) to grumble or complain (esp in the phrase moan and groan) |
| [C13: related to Old English mǣnan to grieve over] | |
| 'moaner | |
| —n | |
| 'moanful | |
| —adj | |
| 'moaning | |
| —n, —adj | |
| 'moaningly | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
moan
early 13c., as a noun, "complaint, lamentation," probably related to O.E. mænan "complain, moan," also "tell, intend," from P.Gmc. *main- (but OED discounts this connection). Meaning "long, low inarticulate murmur from some prolonged pain" is first recorded 1670s. The verb is first attested early
15c. as "to complain," 1724 as "to make a low, mournful sound." Related: Moaned; moaning.
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