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Moan (m&ō;n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Moaned (m&ō;nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Moaning.] [AS. m&aē_;nan 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.
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Unpitied and unheard, where misery moans. Thomson.
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Let there bechance him pitiful mischances,
To make him moan. Shak.
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2. To emit a sound like moan; -- said of things inanimate; as, the wind moans.
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Moan, v. t. 1. To bewail audibly; to lament.
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Ye floods, ye woods, ye echoes, moan
My dear Columbo, dead and gone. Prior.
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2. To afflict; to distress. [Obs.]
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Which infinitely moans me. Beau. & Fl.
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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.
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Sullen moans, hollow groans. Pope.
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2. A low mournful or murmuring sound; -- of things.
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Rippling waters made a pleasant moan. Byron.
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