moan

moan is a 4-letter English word with 8 senses as intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To make a low prolonged sound of grief or pain, whether articulate or not; to groan softly and continuously. Face value is 6 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

4 letters · Scrabble 6 · Words With Friends 8 · 8 senses

Definitions

1. intransitive verb. To make a low prolonged sound of grief or pain, whether articulate or not; to groan softly and continuously.
2. intransitive verb. To emit a sound like moan; -- said of things inanimate; as, the wind moans.
3. transitive verb. To bewail audibly; to lament.
4. transitive verb. To afflict; to distress.
5. intransitive verb. A low prolonged sound, articulate or not, indicative of pain or of grief; a low groan.
6. intransitive verb. A low mournful or murmuring sound; -- of things.
7. noun. an utterance expressing pain or disapproval

   Synonyms: groan

8. verb. indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure

   "The students groaned when the professor got out the exam booklets"

   "The ancient door soughed when opened"

   Synonyms: groan

Synonyms

groan

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in moan:

amon, mano, mona, noam, noma, oman

Common word forms

moans, moaned, moaner, moanful, moaning, moanless

Words from these letters

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