Noun: moan mown
- An utterance expressing pain or disapproval
"A moan escaped his lips as he lifted the heavy box";
- groan
- Indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
"The ancient door moaned when opened";
- groan
- Express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
"My mother moans all day";
- complain, kick [informal], plain [archaic], sound off, kvetch [N. Amer, informal]
- Show one's unhappiness or critical attitude
"We moaned about the increased work load";
- grouch, grumble, scold
Sounds like: missiles, missmoan
Derived forms: moaned, moaning, moans
Type of: emit, express, give tongue to, let loose, let out, utter, utterance, verbalise [Brit], verbalize, vocalization
Encyclopedia: Moan