On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Moan. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as groan or utterance and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Moan in a sentence
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Moan meaning
- A low, mournful cry of pain, sorrow or pleasure.
- A lament or sorrow.
Using Moan
- The main meaning on this page is: A low, mournful cry of pain, sorrow or pleasure. | A lament or sorrow.
- Useful related words include: groan, utterance, vocalization, sough.
- In the example corpus, moan often appears in combinations such as: moan about, to moan, and moan.
Context around Moan
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 11 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Moan
- In this selection, "moan" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, people, shout, see, scream, take and presumably stand out and add context to how "moan" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include afraid to moan or physically and and a moan. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "moan" sits close to words such as aapl, absolved and adaption, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with moan
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Can’t you find some new things to piss and moan about? (12 words)
Opal Fruits and heat in Norfolk – is there anything Harry won’t moan about? (14 words)
Don’t moan and groan, you can soon be wrapped in this ultra-soft UGG blanket. (16 words)
Sure, we all have a moan about the stuffy air on the Northern line, the sweltering heat on the Central line, and the ear-piercing screech of the Victoria line, but let's face it, we'd grumble a lot more without it. (43 words)
They bring their smash hit Broadway production of Neil Simon’s to the Savoy Theatre in London, and all the pesky critics do is moan about the cost of tickets (they rise to £200 in the dress circle). (38 words)
When her date arrived, she told him the date was off and he left, but not without calling her to moan about it being “rude” before hanging up on her when she told him how she felt. (37 words)
Opal Fruits and heat in Norfolk – is there anything Harry won’t moan about? (14 words)
Can’t you find some new things to piss and moan about? (12 words)
Example sentences (20)
Caroline Duddridge charges the 12 members of her family for Christmas dinner, even the children, and she doesn't care if people moan, because this year it will be more expensive than ever.
Don’t moan and groan, you can soon be wrapped in this ultra-soft UGG blanket.
For reasons that are poorly understood, the dream content is usually violent - patients report being chased, or defending themselves, and as they sleep they shout, moan, scream, kick, punch and thrash about.
His immense height (6'9") and strength sometimes make the delicate tasks of butlering onerous, but he manages with a grimace and a moan.
If you're enjoying something, then you shouldn't be afraid to moan or physically say that you like what's happening.
I’ve been pretty dismayed at the general attitude of “oh well the young’uns will moan but so long as they turn up to deliver leaflets who really cares”, to be honest.
Opal Fruits and heat in Norfolk – is there anything Harry won’t moan about?
She'd been in charge right up until a moan had escaped her lips and taken her unawares, not in her plan, and the control passed from her lips to the tips of his fingers.
When players are not involved, it is very easy for them to moan, take a pop on social media and down tools.
And the match could see Moan in action against her former club for the first time since her transfer to the Tyneside giants.
Can’t you find some new things to piss and moan about?
He added: “The sign is not a political stance or something I have done to moan at anyone – it’s just a bit of fun.
He then pounds her and makes her moan very authentically until the end of the video.
One of the best dinners we’ve had in a very long time, our Wagyu Ribeye at The Royce Steakhouse was absolutely cooked to perfection and made us moan in happiness.
Suddenly, there was silence, he said, until people around him began to moan, presumably in pain from their injuries.
Sure, we all have a moan about the stuffy air on the Northern line, the sweltering heat on the Central line, and the ear-piercing screech of the Victoria line, but let's face it, we'd grumble a lot more without it.
The first reply was a load of waffle, but there again, I did moan a bit.
They bring their smash hit Broadway production of Neil Simon’s to the Savoy Theatre in London, and all the pesky critics do is moan about the cost of tickets (they rise to £200 in the dress circle).
We do, we imagine everything, the dipping, the groan and moan, and even the smile of satisfaction thereafter.
When her date arrived, she told him the date was off and he left, but not without calling her to moan about it being “rude” before hanging up on her when she told him how she felt.
Common combinations with moan
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- moan about 12×
- to moan 10×
- and moan 8×
- moan and 6×
- moan when 3×
- people moan 2×
- don moan 2×
- will moan 2×
- moan in 2×
- moan to 2×