Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - moan
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Moan
moan
I. noun Etymology: Middle English mone, from Old English *man Date: 13th century 1. lamentation, complaint 2. a low prolonged sound of pain or of grief II. verb Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to bewail audibly ; lament 2. to utter with ~s intransitive verb 1. lament, complain 2. a. to make a ~ ; groan b. to emit a sound resembling a ~ the wind ~ed in the trees • ~er noun
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n. & v. --n. 1 a long murmur expressing physical or mental suffering. 2 a low plaintive sound of wind etc. 3 a complaint; a grievance. --v. 1 intr. make a moan or moans. 2 intr. colloq. complain or grumble. 3 tr. a utter with moans. b lament. Derivatives moaner n. moanful adj. moaningly adv. Etymology: ME f. OE man (unrecorded) f. Gmc ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
3.
1. стон the moan of the wind —- вой (завывание) ветра 2. уст. жалоба to make (one's) moan —- жаловаться 3. стонать to moan with pain —- стонать от боли he is everlastingly moaning and groaning —- он вечно стонет и охает 4. оплакивать, жаловаться to moan one's fate —- оплакивать свою судьбу ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
4.
1. noun 1) стон 2) obs.; poet. жалоба; to make ones moan - жаловаться 2. v. 1) стонать 2) poet. оплакивать, жаловаться (about); Shes always moaning about not being treated properly. ...Англо-русский словарь
5.
(moans, moaning, moaned) 1. If you moan, you make a low sound, usually because you are unhappy or in pain. Tony moaned in his sleep and then turned over on his side... ‘My head, my head,’ he moaned. ‘I can’t see.’ = groan VERB: V, V with quote • Moan is also a noun. Suddenly she gave a low, choking moan and began to tremble violently. N-COUNT 2. To moan means to complain or speak in a way which shows that you are very unhappy. I used to moan if I didn’t get at least six hours’ sleep at night. ...moaning about the weather... Meg moans, ‘I hated it!’... The gardener was moaning that he had another garden to do later that morning. VERB: V, V prep/adv, V with quote, V that c darkgreen]disapproval 3. A moan is a complaint. (INFORMAL) They have been listening to people’s gripes, moans and praise. N-COUNT 4. If you have a moan, you complain about something. (INFORMAL) You can go see him and have a good old moan. PHRASE: V inflects 5. A moan is a low noise. (LITERARY) ...the occasional moan of the wind round the corners of the house. N-COUNT: usu with supp ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
6.
~1 v 1 to make a long low sound expressing pain, unhappiness, or sexual pleasure (The sick child moaned a little and then fell asleep.) 2 BrE informal to complain in an annoying way, especially in an unhappy voice and without good reason (You've done nothing but moan all day.) + a (My mum never stops moaning at me.) + tha (He's always moaning that we use too much electricity.) 3 literary if the wind moans it makes a long low sound (She was awakened by the low moaning of the wind in the trees.) - moaner n ~2 n 1 a long low sound expressing pain, unhappiness, or sexual pleasure (There was a moan of pain from the injured man. | give a moan) (She gave a little moan of pleasure.) 2 have a moan BrE informal to complain about something (We were just having a moan about work.) 3 literary a low sound made by the wind ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- M.E., related to O.E. mжnan "complain, moan," also "tell, intend," from P.Gmc. *main-. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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