groan, moan
(noun) an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
groan, moan
(verb) indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure; “The students groaned when the professor got out the exam booklets”; “The ancient door soughed when opened”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
moan (plural moans)
a low, mournful cry of pain, sorrow or pleasure
moan (third-person singular simple present moans, present participle moaning, simple past and past participle moaned)
(transitive, now rare) To complain about; to bemoan, to bewail; to mourn. [from 13th c.]
(intransitive, now chiefly poetic) To grieve. [from 14th c.]
(transitive, obsolete) To distress (someone); to sadden. [15th-17th c.]
(intransitive) To make a moan or similar sound. [from 18th c.]
(transitive) To say in a moan, or with a moaning voice. [from 19th c.]
(intransitive, colloquial) To complain; to grumble. [from 20th c.]
• See also complain
• Amon, Mano, Mona, NOMA, Noam, Oman, Onam, mano, maon, mona, noma
Source: Wiktionary
Moan, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Moaned; p. pr. & vb. n. Moaning.] Etym: [AS. m to moan, also, to mean; but in the latter sense perh. a different word. Cf. Mean to intend.]
1. To make a low prolonged sound of grief or pain, whether articulate or not; to groan softly and continuously. Unpitied and unheard, where misery moans. Thomson. Let there bechance him pitiful mischances, To make him moan. Shak.
2. To emit a sound like moan; -- said of things inanimate; as, the wind moans.
Moan, v. t.
1. To bewail audibly; to lament. Ye floods, ye woods, ye echoes, moan My dear Columbo, dead and gone. Prior.
2. To afflict; to distress. [Obs.] Which infinitely moans me. Beau. & Fl.
Moan, n. Etym: [OE. mone. See Moan, v. i.]
1. A low prolonged sound, articulate or not, indicative of pain or of grief; a low groan. Sullen moans, hollow groans. Pope.
2. A low mournful or murmuring sound; -- of things. Rippling waters made a pleasant moan. Byron.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 May 2025
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
