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moan

5 definitions • 11 examples
1
to make a long, low sound of pain, suffering, or another strong emotion:

Examples:

He moaned with pain before losing consciousness.
"Let me die," he moaned.
2
to make a complaint in an unhappy voice, usually about something that does not seem important to other people:

Examples:

Thelma's always moaning (about something), and forgets how lucky she actually is.
[ + speech ] "I don't like potatoes," he moaned.
[ + (that) ] First she moans (that) she's too hot, and then that she's too cold.
After a lot of moaning and groaning, they eventually started work.
3
a long, low sound of pain, suffering, or another strong emotion:

Examples:

We could hear the moans of someone trapped under the rubble.
4
the act of complaining about something, or a complaint:

Examples:

Apart from a slight moan about the waiter, he seemed to enjoy the meal.
She was having a moan about her husband.
5
to make a long, low sound because of pain or suffering, or to say something in a complaining way:

Examples:

We could hear someone moaning within the rubble of the collapsed building.

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