Word Definition

Moan

  1. To bewail audibly; to lament.
  2. A low prolonged sound, articulate or not, indicative of pain or of grief; a low groan.
  3. To make a low prolonged sound of grief or pain, whether articulate or not; to groan softly and continuously.
  4. To afflict; to distress.
  5. To emit a sound like moan; -- said of things inanimate; as, the wind moans.
  6. A low mournful or murmuring sound; -- of things.