"make moan" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: makes moan [present, singular, third-person], making moan [participle, present], made moan [participle, past], made moan [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|make<,,made> moan}} make moan (third-person singular simple present makes moan, present participle making moan, simple past and past participle made moan)
  1. (now chiefly Scotland, poetic) To lament, complain. Tags: Scotland, poetic
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  2. (poetic) To moan, to make a moaning sound. Tags: poetic
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