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Definition of moan
(Entry 1 of 2)
1 : lamentation, complaint … made a great moan if he had to work …— D. H. Lawrence
2 : a low prolonged sound of pain or of grief
a moan of distress
moan
verbmoaned; moaning; moans
Definition of moan (Entry 2 of 2)
2a : to make a moan : groan
b : to emit a sound resembling a moan
the wind moaned in the trees
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The first known use of moan was in the 13th century
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