| Moan 1. (v. i.) To make a low prolonged sound of grief or pain, whether articulate or not; to groan softly and continuously. 2. (v. i.) To emit a sound like moan; -- said of things inanimate; as, the wind moans. 3. (v. t.) To bewail audibly; to lament. 4. (v. t.) To afflict; to distress. 5. (n.) A low prolonged sound, articulate or not, indicative of pain or of grief; a low groan. 6. (n.) A low mournful or murmuring sound; -- of things. Thesaurus Entries bawl, beef, bemoan, bewail, bitch, complain, complaint, cry, cry out, deplore, dirge, dolorous tirade, elegize, give sorrow words, grievance, grieve, gripe, groan, grouse, growl, grumble, howl, jeremiad, keen, knell, lament, lamentation, make an outcry, mewl, moaning, mourn, murmur, mutter, outcry, pipe, plaint, planctus, pule, repine, roar, scream, screech, shriek, sigh, sing, sing the blues, snarl, snivel, sob, sorrow, sough, squall, tirade, ululate, ululation, wail, wail of woe, weep, weep over, whimper, whine, whisper, whistle, yawl, yawp, yell, yowl |