Moan

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·vi A low mournful or murmuring sound;

— of things.

II. Moan ·vt To bewail audibly; to Lament.

III. Moan ·vt To Afflict; to Distress.

IV. Moan ·vi To emit a sound like moan;

— said of things inanimate; as, the wind moans.

V. Moan ·vi A low prolonged sound, articulate or not, indicative of pain or of grief; a low groan.

VI. Moan ·vi To make a low prolonged sound of grief or pain, whether articulate or not; to groan softly and continuously.