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   moan

   /məʊn/

   noun

   • 1. a long, low sound made by a person expressing physical or mental suffering or sexual pleasure: "she gave a low moan of despair" Similar groanwailwhimpersobcrywhinehowllamentlamentationkeen
   • ▪ a sound resembling a human moan: "the moan of the wind in the chimneys" Similar soughsighmurmurwhispergroan
   • 2. a complaint which is perceived as trivial and not taken seriously by others: informal "there were moans about the car's feeble ventilation" Similar complaintcomplaininggrousegrousingmoans and groansgrouchgrouchinggrumblegrumblingwhinewhiningcarpingmutteringmurmurmurmuringwhisperingtwineinformal:gripegripingbellyachebitchbeefbeefingwhingewhingeing

   verb

   • 1. make a long, low sound expressing physical or mental suffering or sexual pleasure: "just then their patient moaned and opened his eyes" Similar groanwailwhimpersobcrywhinehowlkeen
   • ▪ make a sound resembling a human moan: "the foghorn moaned at intervals" Similar groanwailwhimpersobcrywhinehowlkeensoughsighmurmurwhispergroan
   • ▪ lament: literary "we listen to the fierce Achilles moaning for his mistress"
   • 2. complain or grumble, typically about something trivial: informal "passengers moaned about overcrowded coaches" Similar complaingrousegrouchgrumblewhinecarpmuttermurmurwhispermithertwineinformal:gripebellyachebitchbeefwhinge

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘complaint or lamentation’): of unknown origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. moaner noun
   • 2. moanful adjective

   Scrabble Points: 6

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     3

   • O

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