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(mn), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Moaned (mnd); p. pr. & vb. n.Moaning.] [AS. mnan to moan, also, to mean; but in the latter sense perh. a different word. Cf. Mean to intend.] 1. To make a low prolonged sound of grief or pain, whether articulate or not; to groan softly and continuously. Unpitied and unheard, where misery moans. Thomson. Let there bechance him pitiful mischances, To make him moan. Shak. 2. To emit a sound like moan; -- said of things inanimate; as, the wind moans. Moan v. t. 1. To bewail audibly; to lament. Ye floods, ye woods, ye echoes, moan My dear Columbo, dead and gone. Prior. 2. To afflict; to distress. [Obs.] Which infinitely moans me. Beau. & Fl. Moan n.[OE. mone. See Moan, v. i.] 1. A low prolonged sound, articulate or not, indicative of pain or of grief; a low groan. Sullen moans, hollow groans. Pope. 2. A low mournful or murmuring sound; -- of things. Rippling waters made a pleasant moan. Byron. スポンサード リンク
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