Definition of moan

"moan" in the noun sense

1. groan, moan

an utterance expressing pain or disapproval

"moan" in the verb sense

1. groan, moan

indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure

"The students groaned when the professor got out the exam booklets"

"The ancient door soughed when opened"

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Quotations for moan

Nothing begins, and nothing ends.
That is not paid with moan;
For we are born in others' pain,
And perish in our own. [ Francis Thompson ]

Love waits for love, though the sun be set,
And the stars come out, the dews are wet,
And the night-winds moan. [ Dr. Walter Smith ]

The stifled hum of midnight, when traffic has lain down to rest, and the chariot wheels of Vanity, still rolling here and there through distant streets are bearing her to halls roofed in and lighted to the due pitch for her; and only vice and misery, to prowl or to moan like night birds, are abroad. [ Carlyle ]

The world produces for every pint of honey a gallon of gall, for every dram of pleasure a pound of pain, for every inch of mirth an ell of moan; and as the ivy twines around the oak, so does misery and misfortune encompass the happy man. Felicity, pure and unalloyed felicity, is not a plant of earthly growth: her gardens are the skies. [ Robert Burton ]

moan in Scrabble®

The word moan is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 6

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters moan:

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moan in Words With Friends™

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Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 8

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Words within the letters of moan

2 letter words in moan (5 words)

3 letter words in moan (1 word)

4 letter words in moan (1 word)

Words containing the sequence moan

Words that start with moan (7 words)

Words that end with moan (2 words)

Word Growth involving moan

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