Dictionary Entry
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
- 1intransitive verb
To make a low prolonged sound of grief or pain, whether articulate or not; to groan softly and continuously.
- 2intransitive verb
To emit a sound like moan; -- said of things inanimate; as, the wind moans.
- 3transitive verb
To bewail audibly; to lament.
- 4transitive verb
To afflict; to distress.
- 5intransitive verb
A low prolonged sound, articulate or not, indicative of pain or of grief; a low groan.
- 6intransitive verb
A low mournful or murmuring sound; -- of things.
- 7noun
an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
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- 8verb
indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
"The students groaned when the professor got out the exam booklets"
"The ancient door soughed when opened"
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