See Also: Moan(medicine)
moan(1)(dictionary)
moan(2)(dictionary)
moan 1, verb(dictionary)
moan 2, noun(dictionary)

moan(2) (iou)



moan verb. LME.
[from the noun.]
verb trans.
a. refl. Lament or bewail one's lot. LME-M17.
b. Complain of, lament for; bemoan, bewail. L15.
Thackeray She..bitterly moaned the fickleness of her Matilda.
verb trans. Condole with (a person); pity. obsolete exc. Scot. LME.
verb intrans.
a. Lament. Now arch. & poet. M16.
G. Brimley Listen to the fierce Achilles moaning for his lost mistress.
b. Grumble, grouse, complain. colloq. E20.
A. Hutschnecker He moaned about what a hard day he had had. Woman's Own Sitting around moaning has never been her style.
verb intrans.
a. Make a low mournful sound indicative of physical or mental suffering or physical pleasure. E18.
b. Of wind, water, etc.: make a low plaintive sound. E19.
A. B. Davidson You hear..the forests moan.
verb trans. Utter with a moan or moans. E19.
Reader's Digest 'I had so many things planned for today,' she moaned.
moaner noun (colloq.) E20.