What does "moan" mean?
Moan: To emit a sound like moan; -- said of things inanimate; as, the wind moans.
Additional senses
- 2.To bewail audibly; to lament. Ye floods, ye woods, ye echoes, moan My dear Columbo, dead and gone. Prior.
- 3.To afflict; to distress. [Obs.] Which infinitely moans me. Beau. & Fl.
- 4.A low prolonged sound, articulate or not, indicative of pain or of grief; a low groan. Sullen moans, hollow groans. Pope.
- 5.A low mournful or murmuring sound; -- of things. Rippling waters made a pleasant moan. Byron.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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