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Meanings of moan in English

Portuguese
gemido
Catalan
queixa
Spanish
queja

An utterance expressing pain or disapproval.

gemido
Portuguese
gemir
Catalan
protestar
Spanish
protestar

Indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure.

gemir
Usage of moan in English
1
For a long moment nothing happened, and then Yggdrasill began to moan.
The Alchemyst
2
A little moan answered her; the figure moved as if in distress.
By the Light of the Soul: A Novel
3
The idea suffocated her; each sob drew from her a dull moan.
His Masterpiece
4
The words broke in a moan and the child began to cry.
Lords of the North
5
A moan born of desire, or fear, or equal measures of both?
Celtic fire
6
In the meantime the tailor grew worse, and began to moan dismally.
For the Term of His Natural Life
7
A moan was in the shrouds, the alarm of a freshening wind.
Gilian The Dreamer: His Fancy, His Love and Adventure
8
In the distance, he could hear the faint moan of a siren.
What The Left Hand Was Doing
9
It took Kitson some minutes to locate the source of the moan.
The street philosopher
10
The old woman began to moan in a low voice of horror.
The Prussian Officer
11
And then, from off to her right, she heard an answering moan.
Flesh Eaters
12
Another moan joined the first, like a question added to a conversation.
Boneshaker
13
The solid wood beneath her hands wrenched free a moan of relief.
The spurned viscountess
14
Another low moan, this time from the other side of the room.
Stay Out from the Basement
15
If the body feel the pain, let the body make its moan.
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Vol...
16
Too late the weeping relatives wring their hands and moan the remark.
Without Prejudice
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Moan through the time
Moan across language varieties
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Common
United States of America
Common
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