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Definition moan

Etymology

From Middle English mone, mane, m?n, (also as mene), from Old English *m?n, *m?n (�complaint; lamentation�), from Proto-Germanic *main? (�opinion; mind�). Cognate with Old Frisian m?ne (�opinion�), Old High German meina (�opinion�). Old English *m?n, *m?n is inferred from Old English m?nan (�to complain over; grieve; mourn�). More at mean.

Noun

moan (plural moans)

1. a low, mournful cry of pain, sorrow or pleasure

Verb

moan (third-person singular simple present moans, present participle moaning, simple past and past participle moaned)

1. (transitive, now rare) To complain about; to bemoan, to bewail; to mourn. [from 13th c.]
2. (intransitive, now chiefly poetic) To grieve. [from 14th c.]
3. (transitive, obsolete) To distress (someone); to sadden. [15th-17th c.]
4. (intransitive) To make a moan or similar sound. [from 18th c.]
5. (transitive) To say in a moan, or with a moaning voice. [from 19th c.]
6. (intransitive, colloquial) To complain; to grumble. [from 20th c.]

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