[məʊn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a long, low sound made by a person expressing physical or mental suffering or sexual pleasure
(e.g: she gave a low moan of despair)

- a complaint which is perceived as trivial and not taken seriously by others
(e.g: there were moans about the car's feeble ventilation)


Phrases:

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

[məʊn], (Verb)

Definitions:
- make a long, low sound expressing physical or mental suffering or sexual pleasure
(e.g: just then their patient moaned and opened his eyes)

- complain or grumble, typically about something trivial
(e.g: passengers moaned about overcrowded coaches)


Phrases:

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