MOAN

vi a low mournful or murmuring sound;

— of things.

2. moan ·vt to bewail audibly; to lament.

3. moan ·vt to afflict; to distress.

4. moan ·vi to emit a sound like moan;

— said of things inanimate; as, the wind moans.

5. moan ·vi a low prolonged sound, articulate or not, indicative of pain or of grief; a low groan.

6. moan ·vi to make a low prolonged sound of grief or pain, whether articulate or not; to groan softly and continuously.