MOANING

Verb

moaning

present participle of moan

Noun

moaning (plural moanings)

The utterance of a moan.

Anagrams

• Mangino, magnino

Source: Wiktionary

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MOAN

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

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