moan

moan
1 verb
1 (I) to make a long low sound expressing pain, unhappiness, or sexual pleasure: The sick child moaned a little and then fell asleep.
2 (I, T) BrE informal to complain in an annoying way, especially in an unhappy voice and without good reason: You've done nothing but moan all day.
(+ at): My mum never stops moaning at me. (+ that): He's always moaning that we use too much electricity.
3 (I) literary if the wind moans it makes a long low sound: She was awakened by the low moaning of the wind in the trees.
— moaner noun (C) 2 noun (C)
1 a long low sound expressing pain, unhappiness, or sexual pleasure: There was a moan of pain from the injured man. | give a moan: She gave a little moan of pleasure.
2 have a moan BrE informal to complain about something: We were just having a moan about work.
3 literary a low sound made by the wind

Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.

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