verb
- to make a long, low sound expressing pain, sadness, or pleasure
- to complain in an annoying way
Usage: informal
noun
- a long, low sound expressing pain, sadness, or pleasure
- a complaint
Usage: informal
Examples
- The injured player moaned in pain.
- She moaned softly in her sleep.
- Stop moaning about the weather!
- He’s always moaning about his job.
- A moan escaped from the patient’s lips.
- I heard a low moan coming from upstairs.
- Her constant moan about traffic got annoying.