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moaning

UK
/ˈməʊnɪŋ/
US
/ˈmoʊnɪŋ/

Translations

moaninggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈməʊnɪŋ/
US
/ˈmoʊnɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe something emitting moans or inclined to complain.
We lay awake listening to the moaning wind outside the cabin.
Nous sommes restés éveillés à écouter le vent gémissant dehors, près de la cabane.
geignardFamilier; se dit d'une personne qui se plaint sans cesse.
His moaning colleagues brought down the mood in the office.
Ses collègues geignards plombaient l'ambiance au bureau.
Additional translations
pleurnichardFamilier; nuance plus expressive, parfois péjorative.
Synonyms
groaning
complaining
lamenting
wailing
mournful
whining
bemoaning
bewailing
sorrowful
moaningnoun
moanings
pl
The moaning from the patient in the next room kept everyone awake.
Le gémissement du patient dans la chambre voisine a empêché tout le monde de dormir.
There was a lot of moaning about the new company policy.
Il y avait beaucoup de plaintes au sujet de la nouvelle politique de l'entreprise.
Additional translations
gémissements
plaintesAu pluriel, pour des récriminations ou doléances.
Synonyms
groaning
wailing
lamentation
complaining
whining
moanverb

moaning

Gerund

moaned
Past Simple
moaned
Past Participle
moaning
Gerund
UK
/məʊn/
US
/moʊn/
gémirPour exprimer la douleur, le malaise ou le mécontentement par un son prolongé.
She began to moan softly as the pain in her leg intensified.
Elle a commencé à gémir doucement à mesure que la douleur dans sa jambe s'intensifiait.
se plaindrePour exprimer des reproches ou des plaintes de façon insistante.
He would often moan about the long hours he had to work.
Il se plaignait souvent des longues heures qu'il devait travailler.
Additional translations
gémirPour un vent ou une source inanimée qui produit un son grave et plaintif.
gémirPour rapporter des paroles d'une voix plaintive.
Synonyms
groan
wail
lament
complain
grumble
whine
murmur

Definitions

moaninggerund / present participle
Producing or filled with low, drawn-out sounds resembling a moan.
We lay awake listening to the moaning wind outside the cabin.
Habitually expressing dissatisfaction; complaining.
His moaning colleagues brought down the mood in the office.
moaningnoun
The act of making a long, low sound expressing physical or mental suffering.
The moaning from the patient in the next room kept everyone awake.
A complaint or expression of dissatisfaction.
There was a lot of moaning about the new company policy.
moanverb
To make a long, low sound expressing physical or mental suffering or displeasure.
She began to moan softly as the pain in her leg intensified.
To complain or grumble about something in a persistent and annoying way.
He would often moan about the long hours he had to work.
Of the wind or another inanimate source: to emit a low, mournful sound.
The wind moaned through the deserted streets.
To utter or express (something) in a moaning voice.
"I can't go on," she moaned.
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