moaning en · NOUN
Meanings
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The utterance of a moan.
But I should turn mine ears and hear The moanings of the homeless sea, The sound of streams that swift or slow Draw down Æonian hills, and sow The dust of continents to be; […]
1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “Canto XXXV”, in In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 54:the moanings of the wounded men
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| moanings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (3)
pl jęk (the utterance of a moan) · de Stöhnen (the utterance of a moan) · grc μυχμός (the utterance of a moan)