moan

About 1.20 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A low, mournful cry of pain, sorrow or pleasure.

   let out a deep moan

2. noun A lament or sorrow.

   to make one's moan

3. verb To complain about; to bemoan, to bewail; to mourn. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
4. verb To grieve.
5. verb To make a moan or similar sound.

   She moaned with pleasure and squirmed with delight from receiving oral sex.

6. verb To say in a moan, or with a moaning voice.

   ‘Please don't leave me,’ he moaned.

7. verb To complain; to grumble.
8. verb To distress (someone); to sadden.

Similar words

groan sough gripe complain bewail bemoan lamentation lament mourn deplore

Often followed by

of and in from that about as escaped or

Word family

moaned moaner moaners moaning moans