Sekirov Dictionary

moan

UK /məʊn/US /moʊn/

verb 6
noun 2
adjective 1
forms 7
phrases 1

verb6

•
To make a moan or similar sound.
- She moaned with pleasure and squirmed with delight from receiving oral sex.
•
To say in a moan, or with a moaning voice.
- ‘Please don't leave me,’ he moaned.
•
(UK) To complain about; to bemoan, to bewail; to mourn.
- Much did the Craven seeme to mone his case […]. — 1596
(informal) To complain; to grumble.
(literary) To grieve.
(no longer used) To distress (someone); to sadden.

noun2

•
A low, mournful cry of pain, sorrow or pleasure.
- We heard the distant moan of a stag in pain.
(no longer used) A lament or sorrow.

adjective1

Of or pertaining to a moa.

forms

moaned · moaning · moaneth · moans · moanest · more moan · most moan

Phrases with moan

piss and moan
To complain, especially needlessly and loudly.

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