Moan vs. Groan

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  • Moan (noun)

    a low, mournful cry of pain, sorrow or pleasure

  • Moan (verb)

    To complain about; to bemoan, to bewail; to mourn. from 13th c.

  • Moan (verb)

    To grieve. from 14th c.

  • Moan (verb)

    To distress (someone); to sadden. 15th-17th c.

  • Moan (verb)

    To make a moan or similar sound. from 18th c.

  • Moan (verb)

    To say in a moan, or with a moaning voice. from 19th c.

    “‘Please don’t leave me,’ he moaned.”

  • Moan (verb)

    To complain; to grumble. from 20th c.

  • Groan (noun)

    A low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief.

  • Groan (noun)

    A low, guttural sound uttered in frustration, disapproval, or ecstasy.

  • Groan (noun)

    (of an object) A low creaking sound from applied pressure or weight.

  • Groan (verb)

    To make a groan.

    “We groaned at his awful jokes.”

    “The wooden table groaned under the weight of the banquet.”

  • Groan (verb)

    To strive after earnestly, as if with groans.

Wiktionary
  • Moan (noun)

    a long, low sound made by a person expressing physical or mental suffering or sexual pleasure

    “she gave a low moan of despair”

  • Moan (noun)

    a sound resembling a human moan

    “the moan of the wind in the chimneys”

  • Moan (noun)

    a complaint which is perceived as trivial and not taken seriously by others

    “there were moans about the car’s feeble ventilation”

  • Moan (verb)

    make a long, low sound expressing physical or mental suffering or sexual pleasure

    “‘Help me,’ I moaned”

    “just then their patient moaned and opened his eyes”

  • Moan (verb)

    make a sound resembling a human moan

    “the foghorn moaned at intervals”

  • Moan (verb)

    lament

    “we listen to the fierce Achilles moaning for his mistress”

  • Moan (verb)

    complain or grumble, typically about something trivial

    “passengers moaned about overcrowded coaches”

    “my friend always moans that I never make her a cake”

Oxford Dictionary

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