I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ faint , little , low , quiet , small , soft
▪ deep
▪ muffled
▪ loud
VERB + MOAN
▪ emit , give , let out , make , utter
▪ stifle , suppress
▪ hear
MOAN + VERB
▪ come from sb/sb's mouth , escape sb/sb's mouth
▪
A low ~ of despair escaped her as she realized what had gone wrong.
PREPOSITION
▪ with a ~
▪
He staggered about ten yards and fell down with a ~.
▪ ~ of
▪
a ~ of pleasure/pain/despair
PHRASES
▪ the ~ of the wind
II.
verb
1 make a low sound of pain/pleasure
ADVERB
▪ loudly
▪ lightly , quietly , slightly , softly
PREPOSITION
▪ in
▪
He ~ed in despair.
▪ with
▪
She was still conscious and was ~ing loudly with pain.
2 ( esp. BrE ) complain
ADVERB
▪ on
▪
They kept ~ing on about their illnesses.
PREPOSITION
▪ about
▪
What are you ~ing about now?
▪ at
▪
My parents ~ at me if I'm home late.
▪ to
▪
She's always ~ing to me that she doesn't have enough money.
PHRASES
▪ ~ and groan
▪
The children climbed into the bus, ~ing and groaning.
Moan is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ wind