MOAN


Meaning of MOAN in English

n.

Function: transitive verb

Date: 14th century

1 : to bewail audibly : LAMENT

2 : to utter with moans

intransitive verb

1 : LAMENT , COMPLAIN

2 a : to make a moan : GROAN b : to emit a sound resembling a moan <the wind moan ed in the trees>

– moan · er \ ' m ō -n ə r \ noun

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.