"make moan" meaning in English

See make moan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

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) To lament, complain. Tags: Scotland
    Sense id: en-make_moan-en-verb-uox~9VCJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Scottish English

Download JSON data for make moan meaning in English (1.2kB)

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