I. ˈmōn noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English mone, man, mane, moon, from (assumed) Old English mān lamentation, moan; perhaps akin to Old English mǣnan to have in mind, purpose — more at mean
1. : lamentation , complaint
made a great moan if he had to work — D.H.Lawrence
2.
a. : a low prolonged sound indicative of pain or of grief
b. : any similar low mournful or murmuring sound
3. obsolete : a state of lamentation : sorrow , grief
II. verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
transitive verb
1. : to bewail audibly : lament , bemoan
moaned that their absence accounted for the low state of learning — Joseph Dorfman
2. : to utter wailingly or with lamentation
moan and warble the latest cowboy songs — D.B.Davis
intransitive verb
1. : lament , complain
moaning over the inadequate proofs of the existence of God — W.L.Sullivan
2.
a. : to make a low prolonged sound of grief or pain : groan softly
b. : to emit a sound like a moan
the wind moaned in the trees