Pronunciation: /ˈmoʊnɪŋ/
noun a prolonged sound of pain or distress
A1 The baby woke up in the middle of the night moaning.
A2 She could hear the moaning of the wind outside her window.
B1 The moaning of the injured hiker echoed through the forest.
B2 The constant moaning of the engine indicated a serious problem.
C1 The moaning of the crowd grew louder as the game reached its climax.
C2 The haunting moaning of the spirits could be heard in the abandoned mansion.
verb to make a prolonged sound of pain or distress
A1 The baby was moaning because he was hungry.
A2 She started moaning when she realized she had missed her train.
B1 The injured player was moaning in pain on the field.
B2 The old man was moaning about the state of politics these days.
C1 The actress was moaning about the long hours on set.
C2 He was moaning about the lack of creativity in modern art.
formal The patient was moaning in pain as the nurse attended to their wounds.
informal I could hear my neighbor moaning loudly last night, I wonder if they're okay.
slang Stop moaning about your problems and do something about it.
figurative The old house seemed to be moaning with the weight of its history.
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