moaned
past simple and past participle ofmoan
moan
verb[IorT]
uk/məʊn/us/moʊn/moanverb[I or T](SOUND)
C2
to make along,lowsoundofpain,suffering, or anotherstrongemotion:
He moanedwithpainbeforelosingconsciousness.
"Let medie," he moaned.
Sounds made by humans with their mouths
- catcall
- caterwauling
- crow
- crunch
- embouchure
- glug
- groan
- growl
- hiss
- laugh, shout, scream, etc.yourhead offidiom
- mewl
- raspberry
- splutter
- squall
- vocalization
- whistle
- whoop
- wolf whistle
- yelp
- yowl
moanverb[I or T](COMPLAIN)
C2informaldisapproving
to make acomplaintin anunhappyvoice, usually about something that does notseemimportantto otherpeople:
Thelma's always moaning (aboutsomething), andforgetshowluckysheactuallyis.
[+ speech]"I don't likepotatoes," he moaned.
[+ (that)]First she moans(that)she's toohot, and then that she's toocold.
After a lot of moaningandgroaning, theyeventuallystartedwork.
Complaining
- be/go on atsomeoneidiom
- bellyaching
- bewail
- brouhaha
- bugger, sod, etc. this for a lark!idiom
- complain
- complaining
- create/kick up/raise a stinkidiom
- gnashing of teethidiom
- grouch
- make noisesidiom
- mutter
- nark
- raise a rumpusidiom
- rumpus
- squawk
- start on atsomeone
- vituperation
- whinging
- whiny
Examplesofmoaned
moaned
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
In the examination he cried andmoanedas if in acute pain, but he could not verbalize these affective signs of distress.
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It also displays understanding that where such problems arise, they must be tackled and not simply identified andmoanedabout.
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All around people cried andmoaned.
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During my days in local government, we alwaysmoanedabout never knowing from one moment to the next what was required of us.
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What a minority of themmoanedabout was that it should be so well-paid.
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My father started farming in 1896, andmoanedthat what he had saved in 1904 was not worth a quarter of its value in 1917.
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In the main, the engineers have notmoanedabout that.
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They havemoanedenough about this.
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Indeed, that was one of the things we allmoanedabout because there did not seem to be any way of persuading the usual channels to organise a debate.
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It is splendid that it is to be extended to expansion schemes, because existing businesses havemoaned, quite rightly, that they are unable to get tax relief.
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One of themmoanedloudly and the crowd outside mimicked him.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.At other times hemoanedand groaned and protested against the injustice with which he was being treated.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.One sat up and screamed, throwing her arm over her head, while the other, bleeding from the mouth,moanedand moved slightly.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.But most of all shemoanedabout the script.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He cried andmoanedwith pain, but he did not give in.
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