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Moaner vs Moan - What's the difference?

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Moan is a derived term of moaner.



As nouns the difference between moaner and moan

is that moaner is one who moans or complains while moan is a low, mournful cry of pain, sorrow or pleasure.

As a verb moan is

to complain about; to bemoan, to bewail; to mourn.

moaner

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who moans or complains.

    • Derived terms

    * moaner's bench

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    moan

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a low, mournful cry of pain, sorrow or pleasure

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • * 1596 , (Edmund Spenser), The Faerie Queene , VI.7:
    • Much did the Craven seeme to mone his case […].
  • * Prior
    • Ye floods, ye woods, ye echoes, moan / My dear Columbo, dead and gone.
  • (obsolete) To distress (someone); to sadden.
  • * Beaumont and Fletcher
    • which infinitely moans me
  • To make a moan or similar sound.
  • To say in a moan, or with a moaning voice.
    • ‘Please don't leave me,’ he moaned .
  • (colloquial) To complain; to grumble.

    • Synonyms

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    Derived terms

    * moaner * moany

    Related terms

    * bemoan

    See also

    * murmur * protest * lament

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