moan

Meaning

Noun

a low, mournful cry of pain, sorrow or pleasure

Verb

1. To complain about; to bemoan, to bewail; to mourn.
2. To grieve.
3. To make a moan or similar sound.
4. To say in a moan, or with a moaning voice.
5. (colloquial) To complain; to grumble.
6. (obsolete) To distress (someone); to sadden.

Synonyms

groan

lament

complain

wail

grumble

cry

😢

bewail

sigh

bemoan

whimper

weep

roar

whine

hum

wailing

deplore

grunt

bitch

growl

howl

grouse

sob

😭

kick

mourn

mumble

complaint

gripe

mutter

cry over

kvetch

groaning

moaning

beef

sough

repine

rue

sadden

shout

snivel

snuffle

sorrow

squawk

suffer

weeping

whimpering

yowl

humble oneself

shed tears

speak of

suffer pain

lamen

weep for

grief

complain about something

pour out one’s grievance

pester with requests

cry with pain

appeal

fault finding

bawl

bellyache

blubber

buzz

chant

complaining

cry of pain

cry out

despair

discomfort

displeasure

exclaim

find fault

fuss

gasp

grieve

grip

grizzle

grizzling

grouch

grouchiness

grouchy

intone

lamentation

lamenting

languish

murmur

nagging

plaint

querulousness

rail

regret

relate

Pronounced as (IPA)

/məʊn/

Etymology

From Middle English mone, mane, mān, (also as mene), from Old English *mān, *mǣn (“complaint; lamentation”), from Proto-West Germanic *mainu, from Proto-Germanic *mainō (“opinion; mind”).
Cognate with Old Frisian mēne (“opinion”), Old High German meina (“opinion”). Old English *mān, *mǣn is inferred from Old English mǣnan (“to complain over; grieve; mourn”). More at mean.