moan

  • 31moan — noun 1》 a long, low sound expressing suffering or sexual pleasure.     ↘a low sound made by the wind. 2》 informal a trivial complaint. verb 1》 utter or make a moan.     ↘literary lament. 2》 complain or grumble. Derivatives moaner noun moanful… …

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  • 32moan — 1. noun 1) moans of pain Syn: groan, wail, whimper, sob, cry 2) the moan of the wind Syn: sigh, murmur, sough 3) informal there were moans about the delay …

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  • 33moan — [məʊn] verb [I/T] I 1) to complain about something in an annoying way 2) to make a long low sound because of pain, sadness, or pleasure moaner noun [C] II noun [C] moan [məʊn] a long low sound that you make because of pain, sadness, or pleasure …

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  • 34moan — n. & v. n. 1 a long murmur expressing physical or mental suffering. 2 a low plaintive sound of wind etc. 3 a complaint; a grievance. v. 1 intr. make a moan or moans. 2 intr. colloq. complain or grumble. 3 tr. a utter with moans. b lament.… …

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  • 35Moan and Groan, Inc. — Moan and Groan, Inc. Directed by Robert F. McGowan Produced by Robert F. McGowan Hal Roach …

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  • 36moan´ing|ly — moan «mohn», noun, verb. –n. 1. a long, low sound of suffering: »So is mortal life, A moan, a sigh, a sob, a storm, a strife (Sir Edwin Arnold). 2. any similar sound: »the moan of the winter wind. The moan of doves in immemorial elms (Tennyson).… …

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  • 37moan vs mourn —   Moan as a verb, means to make a complaint in an unhappy voice, usually about something which does not seem important to other people.   For example:   The British always moan about the weather.   Mourn is a verb that means to feel or express… …

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  • 38moan vs mourn —   Moan as a verb, means to make a complaint in an unhappy voice, usually about something which does not seem important to other people.   For example:   The British always moan about the weather.   Mourn is a verb that means to feel or express… …

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  • 39moan — Synonyms and related words: bawl, beef, bemoan, bewail, bitch, complain, complaint, cry, cry out, deplore, dirge, dolorous tirade, elegize, give sorrow words, grievance, grieve, gripe, groan, grouse, growl, grumble, howl, jeremiad, keen, knell,… …

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  • 40Moan — adj mince Finistère …

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