moan

  • 11moan — [[t]mo͟ʊn[/t]] moans, moaning, moaned 1) VERB If you moan, you make a low sound, usually because you are unhappy or in pain. Tony moaned in his sleep and then turned over on his side... [V with quote] My head, my head, he moaned. I can t see. Syn …

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  • 12moan — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ faint, little, low, quiet, small, soft ▪ deep ▪ muffled …

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  • 13moan — I n. 1) to emit a moan 2) a barely audible, feeble, weak; loud moan II v. 1) to moan feebly; loudly 2) (D; intr.) to moan about, over (to moan over new taxes) 3) (D; intr.) to moan with (to moan moan pain) * * * [məʊn] feeble loud moan …

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  • 14moan — moan1 [məun US moun] v 1.) [I and T] informal to complain in an annoying way, especially in an unhappy voice and without good reason ▪ I feel seasick already, she moaned. moan about ▪ A lot of people moaned about the parking problems. moan at BrE …

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  • 15moan — I UK [məʊn] / US [moʊn] verb Word forms moan : present tense I/you/we/they moan he/she/it moans present participle moaning past tense moaned past participle moaned * 1) [intransitive/transitive] to complain about something in an annoying way… …

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  • 16moan 1 — loudly over (to moan 1 over new taxes) (D: intr.) to moan 1 about to moan 1 feebly (D; intr.) to moan 1 with (to moan moan 1 pain) …

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  • 17moan — 01. The accident victim lay on the ground, [moaning] with pain. 02. The wind [moaned] in the trees. 03. I heard a [moan], and turned to see my tennis partner sitting on the ground, holding his ankle. 04. We could hear my friends making love in… …

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  • 18moan — moan1 [ moun ] verb * 1. ) intransitive or transitive if someone moans, they make a long low sound because of pain, sadness, or pleasure: James continued to moan loudly as the pain intensified. a ) intransitive LITERARY if something such as the… …

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  • 19moan — 1 verb 1 (I) to make a long low sound expressing pain, unhappiness, or sexual pleasure: The sick child moaned a little and then fell asleep. 2 (I, T) BrE informal to complain in an annoying way, especially in an unhappy voice and without good… …

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  • 20moan — be·moan; be·moan·ing·ly; moan·ful; moan·ing·ly; moan; moan·ful·ly; …

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