moan

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See also möän, and Moan

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Etymology [edit]

From Middle English mone, mane, man, from Old English *mān (complaint, lamentation), from Proto-Germanic *mainō. Inferred from Old English mǣnan (to complain over, grieve, mourn). More at mean.

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moan (plural moans)

  1. a low, mournful cry of pain, sorrow or pleasure

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moan (third-person singular simple present moans, present participle moaning, simple past and past participle moaned)

  1. to make a moan or similar sound
  2. to complain

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  • IPA: /ˈmwãːn/

Adjective [edit]

moan

  1. thin, slender

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moan

  1. Genitive singular form of moa.

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