moans

Meaning of moans

plural noun
  1. a long, low sound made by a person expressing physical or mental suffering or sexual pleasure.
    she gave a low moan of despair
  2. a complaint which is perceived as trivial and not taken seriously by others.
    there were moans about the car's feeble ventilation
verb, 3rd person present
  1. make a long, low sound expressing physical or mental suffering or sexual pleasure.
    just then their patient moaned and opened his eyes
    ‘Help me,’ I moaned
  2. complain or grumble, typically about something trivial.
    passengers moaned about overcrowded coaches
    my friend always moans that I never make her a cake

Middle English (in the sense ‘complaint or lamentation’): of unknown origin.

Information about moans

  • The singular form of moans is: moan.
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Hyphenation of moans

moans

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
  • moans is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

moans synonyms

Meaning a deep inarticulate sound conveying pain, despair, pleasure, etc:

groan

Meaning a prolonged high-pitched cry of pain, grief, or anger:

wail

Meaning a whimpering sound:

whimper

Meaning an act or sound of sobbing:

sob

Meaning a loud inarticulate shout or scream expressing a powerful feeling or emotion:

cry

Meaning a long, high-pitched complaining cry:

whine

Meaning a long, doleful cry uttered by an animal such as a dog or wolf:

howl

Meaning a passionate expression of grief or sorrow:

lament

Meaning the passionate expression of grief or sorrow; weeping:

lamentation

Meaning having or showing eagerness or enthusiasm:

keen

Meaning a statement that something is unsatisfactory or unacceptable:

complaint

Meaning the expression of dissatisfaction or annoyance about something:

complaining

Meaning a medium to large game bird with a plump body and feathered legs, the male being larger and more brightly coloured than the female:

grouse

Meaning complain about something trivial; grumble:

grousing

Meaning a habitually grumpy person:

grouch

Meaning voice one's discontent ill-temperedly; grumble:

grouching

Meaning a complaint:

grumble

Meaning the action or fact of complaining in a bad-tempered way:

grumbling

Meaning the making of a long, high-pitched cry or sound:

whining

Meaning difficult to please; critical:

carping

Meaning a privately expressed complaint or expression of dissatisfaction:

muttering

Meaning the quiet or subdued expression of a particular feeling by a group of people:

murmur

Meaning a low or indistinct continuous sound:

murmuring

Meaning speak very softly using one's breath rather than one's throat, especially for the sake of secrecy:

whispering

Meaning strong thread or string consisting of two or more strands of hemp or cotton twisted together:

twine

Meaning a minor complaint:

gripe

Meaning the action or fact of complaining in a persistent, irritating way:

griping

Meaning a stomach pain:

bellyache

Meaning a difficult or unpleasant situation or thing:

bitch

Meaning a complaint or grievance:

beef

Meaning complain:

beefing

Meaning an act of complaining persistently and peevishly:

whinge

Meaning complain persistently and in a peevish or irritating way:

whingeing

Meaning express dissatisfaction or annoyance about something:

complain

Meaning a deep-bodied freshwater fish, typically with barbels around the mouth. Carp are farmed for food in some parts of the world and are often kept in large ponds:

carp

Meaning talk or grumble in secret or in private:

mutter

Meaning (of leaves, wind, or water) rustle or murmur softly:

whisper

Meaning make a fuss; moan:

mither

Anagrams of moans

manos, manso, Mason, mason, monas, mosan, nomas, Osman, Soman, soman

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