Moan (Verb)
Meaning
Indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure; "The students groaned when the professor got out the exam booklets"; "The ancient door soughed when opened".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The sick child began to moan softly as the fever spiked higher.
- As she stood up, her aching back made her moan in agony.
- The old wooden floorboards moaned under the heavy furniture.
- When his injured ankle was touched, he moaned out in pain.
- The rusty hinges of the old gate moaned as it swung open.