moaning

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.]

Translations

moaning [ˈməʊnɪŋ] N

1. (= groans) → gemidos mpl

2. (= complaints) → quejas fpl, protestas fpl

moaning [ˈməʊnɪŋ] n (= groaning) → gémissements mpl

(= complaints) → pleurnicheries fpl

moaning

n

→ Stöhnen nt; (of wind) → Seufzen nt; (of trees etc) → Raunen nt (geh)

(= grumbling) → Gestöhn(e) nt

moaning [ˈməʊnɪŋ] n → gemiti mpl, lamenti mpl