moan C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /moʊn/ UK /məʊn/ See IPA manual Minimal pairs Sounds like mon /ɑ/ vs /oʊ/ Meanings 1 verb to make a long, low sound of pain or complaint He began to moan softly as the medicine wore off. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to make a long, low sound... groanwaillamentwhinegrumblecomplainwhimper ↔ Opposites rejoicecheer Word family Forms moaningly Derived forms moanermoaning Related forms meanbemoan Etymology AI details From Middle English mone, probably from an unrecorded Old English *mān, related to mǣnan ('to lament, mean'), of Germanic origin. *mān Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # moan **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /moʊn/ **IPA (UK):** /məʊn/ ## Meanings 1. to make a long, low sound of pain or complaint ## Examples - He began to moan softly as the medicine wore off. ## Synonyms - groan - wail - lament - whine - grumble - complain - whimper ## Antonyms - rejoice - cheer ## Derived Forms - moaner - moaning ## Related Forms - mean - bemoan ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *mān ## Etymology From Middle English mone, probably from an unrecorded Old English *mān, related to mǣnan ('to lament, mean'), of Germanic origin. ## AI Etymology Moan is from Middle English mone, probably from an unrecorded Old English *mān, related to mǣnan ('to lament, mean'), of Germanic origin. Important recorded forms include *mān (Old English). Its deeper history remains uncertain, with proposed links left as possibilities rather than a single settled derivation. The current sense covers to make a long, low sound of pain or complaint. The wider family includes derived forms such as moaner and moaning and related words such as mean and bemoan. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown