moan

¹moan

noun \ˈmōn\

Definition of MOAN

1

: lamentation, complaint

2

: a low prolonged sound of pain or of grief

Examples of MOAN

1. She let out a long, deep moan.
2. the moan of the wind
3. the moan of the car's engine

Origin of MOAN

Middle English mone, from Old English *mān

First Known Use: 13th century

Related to MOAN

Synonyms: groan, wail

Antonyms: exultation, rejoicing

Related Words: blubbering, crying, sniveling, sobbing, weeping, whimpering, whining, yammering; keen, lament, lamentation, plaint; bawl, cry, howl, shriek, squall, whimper, whine, yelp, yowl

Near Antonyms: cackle, chortle, chuckle, giggle, guffaw, laugh, snicker, snigger, titter, twitter

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Rhymes with MOAN

blown, bone, clone, cone, crone, drone, flown, groan, grown, hone, known, loan, lone, Mon, none, own, phone, pone, prone, Rhône, roan, Saône, scone, sone, stone, throne, tone, zone