adjective
- full of moaning; expressing grief, pain, or distress through low sounds
Usage: literary; somewhat archaic
Examples
- The moanful wind echoed through the empty house.
- She let out a moanful cry when she heard the bad news.
- The moanful sound of the foghorn filled the harbor.
- His moanful voice conveyed deep sadness.
- The old dog made moanful whimpers in its sleep.
- A moanful melody drifted from the abandoned piano.