English Explanatory Dictionary

moan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A low, mournful cry of pain, sorrow or pleasure.
  2. A lament or sorrow.
verb
  1. To complain about; to bemoan, to bewail; to mourn.
  2. To grieve.
  3. To make a moan or similar sound.
  4. To say in a moan, or with a moaning voice.
  5. To complain; to grumble.
  6. To distress (someone); to sadden.
adj
  1. Of or pertaining to a moa.

Pronunciation

mōn /məʊn/ /moʊn/ en-us-moan.ogg

Word forms

moan moans moaning moaned no-table-tags glossary moanest moanedst moaneth more moan most moan

Etymology

From Middle English mone, mane, mān, (also as mene), from Old English *mān, *mǣn (“complaint; lamentation”), from Proto-West Germanic *mainu, from Proto-Germanic *mainō (“opinion; mind”). Cognate with Old Frisian mēne (“opinion”), Old High German meina (“opinion”). Old English *mān, *mǣn is inferred from Old English mǣnan (“to complain over; grieve; mourn”). More at mean.

Synonyms

lament aggrieve besorrow condole darken engrieve erme gloom grieve grieven bleed moan mourn remorse repent regret rue sigh sorrow wayment yearn whine beef bellyache bemoan bitch bleat whimper carp chunter complain crab croak dump on frine girn give out grumble grotch grouse grouch grump gruntle gripe harp inveigh kvetch latrate make a stink murmur mutter nag nark nudzh pinch piss and moan rail rail out repine ride

Related words

bemoan lament murmur protest

Derived words

moanful moanless moansome bitch and moan make moan moaner moaning dove moaningly moaning Minnie moany piss and moan unmoaned
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