- groaning, moaning - making low inarticulate sound as e.g. of pain or sorrow; "the groaning wounded"; "moaning sounds in her sleep"
Antonym: articulate (indirect, via inarticulate)
- groan, moan, sough - indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure; "The students groaned when the professor got out the exam booklets"; "The ancient door soughed when opened"
--1 is one way to utter, emit, let out, let loose
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun moaner1, noun moan1
You can hear animals moan in the meadows
The meadows moan with animals