Thesaurus: moan

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1. v. i. To make a low prolonged sound of grief or pain, whether articulate or not; to groan softly and continuously.
2. v. i. To emit a sound like moan; -- said of things inanimate; as, the wind moans.
3. v. t. To bewail audibly; to lament.
4. v. t. To afflict; to distress.
5. v. i. A low prolonged sound, articulate or not, indicative of pain or of grief; a low groan.
6. v. i. A low mournful or murmuring sound; -- of things.
7. n. an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
8. v. indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
9. 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. 1. To bewail audibly; to lament. Ye floods, ye woods, ye echoes, moan My dear Columbo, dead and gone. Prior. 2. To afflict; to distress. [Obs.] Which infinitely moans me. Beau. & Fl. 1. A low prolonged sound, articulate or not, indicative of pain or of grief; a low groan. Sullen moans, hollow groans. Pope. 2. A low mournful or murmuring sound; -- of things. Rippling waters made a pleasant moan. Byron.
10. n:32/v:68 n an utterance expressing pain or disapproval v indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure