moan

moan  (mn)

n.

1.

a. A low, sustained, mournful cry, usually indicative of sorrow or pain.

b. A similar sound: the eerie moan of the night wind.

2. Lamentation.

v. moaned, moan·ing, moans

v.intr.

1.

a. To utter a moan or moans.

b. To make a sound resembling a moan: A saxophone moaned in the background.

2. To complain, lament, or grieve: an old man who still moans about his misspent youth.

v.tr.

1. To bewail or bemoan: She moaned her misfortunes to anyone who would listen.

2. To utter with moans or a moan.

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[Middle English mone, from Old English *mn; see mei-no- in Indo-European roots.]

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moan

Noun

1. a low prolonged cry of pain or suffering

2. any similar sound, esp. that made by the wind

3. Informal a grumble or complaint

Verb

1. to make a low cry of, or talk in a way suggesting, pain or suffering: he moaned in pain

2. to make a sound like a moan: the wind moaned through the trees

3. Informal to grumble or complain [Old English mǣnan to grieve over]

moaner n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	moan - an utterance expressing pain or disapproval groan utterance, vocalization - the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication
Verb	1.	moan - indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure; "The students groaned when the professor got out the exam booklets"; "The ancient door soughed when opened" groan let loose, let out, utter, emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"

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moan

verb 1. groan, sigh, sob, whine, keen, lament, deplore, bemoan, bewail

verb 2. (Informal) grumble, complain, groan, whine, beef (slang) carp, bitch (slang) grouse, gripe (informal) whinge (informal) bleat, moan and groan, grouch (informal)

noun 3. groan, sigh, sob, lament, wail, grunt, whine, lamentation

noun 4. (Informal) complaint, protest, grumble, beef (slang) bitch (slang) whine, grouse, gripe (informal) grouch (informal) kvetch U.S. (slang)

Translations

moan [məun] n → gemido

vi → gemir;

(col) (= complain): to moan (about) → quejarse (de)

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moan [məun] n → gémissement m

vi → gémir;

(inf) (= complain);

to moan (about) → se plaindre (de)

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moan [məun] n → Stöhnen nt

vi → stöhnen;

(inf) (complain);

to moan (about) → meckern (über +acc)

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moan [məun] n → gemito

vi → gemere;

(col) (= complain): to moan (about) → lamentarsi (di)

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moan

v moan [məun]

1 to make a low sound of grief, pain etc The wounded soldier moaned. kla, kerm يَتَأوَّه، يَعْوِل، يَئِنُّ стена sténat stønne stöhnen βογγώ gemir oigama ناله کردن vaikertaa gémir לִגנוֹחַ आह भरना stenjati nyög mengerang stynja gemere, lamentarsi うめく 신음하다 dejuoti vaidēt mengerang kreunen stønne, jamre jęczeć gemer a geme стонать stonať ječati ječati jämra sig, stöna คราง inlemek 呻吟, 悲嘆 стогнати کراہنا rên rỉ 呻吟

2 to complain She's always moaning about how hard she has to work. kla يَشْكو، يَتَذَمَّر оплаквам се reptat beklage sig klagen γκρινιάζω, παραπονιέμαι quejarse, lamentarse kaeblema شکایت کردن valittaa maugréer לְהִתלוֹנֵן कराह भरी शिकायत jadikovanje siránkozik mengeluh kvarta lamentarsi, lagnarsi 嘆く 불평하다, 한탄하다 skųstis, dejuoti žēloties; gausties mengeluh jammeren klage narzekać lamentar-se a se văicări жаловаться reptať stokati kukati gnälla บ่น şikâyet etmek 抱怨 жалітися شکایت کرنا than vãn 悲叹

n

a sound (as if) of grief, pain etc a moan of pain; the moan of the wind. huil, kerm أنين، نَحيب، تأوُّه стенание sténání stønnen; tuden das Stöhnen βογγητό gemido oie ناله vaikerrus gémissement אֲנָחָה कराह stenjanje, jecanje sóhaj erangan stuna gemito, lamento うめき声 신음 소리, 신음하는 듯한 구슬픈 소리, 불평 aimana, dejonė vaids; gaudas erangan gekreun stønn(ing), klage jęk lamento geamăt стон stonanie ječanje ječanje jämmer, stönande เสียงคราง inilti, inleme 呻吟聲 стогін کراہ tiếng than vãn; rên rỉ 呻吟声，呼啸