Another word for moan | Synonyms for moan

Another word for moan

moan Synonyms

moan

n.

plaint, groan, wail; see cry 1.

moan Synonyms

moan

v.

groan, wail, whine; see cry 1. See syn. study at cry.

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Another word for moan

noun

A long, mournful cry:

bay², howl, ululation, wail, yowl. See sounds

verb

To utter or emit a long, mournful, plaintive sound:

bay², howl, ululate, wail, yowl. See sounds

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The moan of that wounded beast (the French army) which betrayed its calamitous condition was the sending of Lauriston to Kutuzov's camp with overtures for peace.
She began to moan and sunk her nails into my back until we finally flopped back in exhaustion.
His warm lips left hers and started down her neck, forcing a moan from hers.
While eating dessert, they heard a muffled moan from the bed.
The plaintive moan of reproach was drowned by the threatening and angry roar of the crowd.

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