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The sound between complaint and ecstasy, depending entirely on who's listening.
means To make a low, prolonged sound of pain, pleasure, or sorrow — or, by extension, to complain about something at length.
from From Old English *mān, related to the verb mǣnan (to lament, to mean), and a cousin of "bemoan." The deep, rumbling vowel does much of the work — it's one of those words whose sound mimics its sense, a low note that the mouth shapes almost without trying. The complaining sense ("stop your moaning") is much newer, a colloquial drift from genuine grief to mere grumbling.
- Origin
- From Old English for grief, not pleasure
- Ghost lore
- Wind through ruins inspired most haunting myths
- Whale version
- Travels thousands of miles underwater unbroken
- British slang
- To moan means to complain endlessly
- Involuntary
- Exhaling against a closed throat creates it
for instance
randy's donuts — bakery in inglewood, california famous for its giant donut sign that customers photograph while making the 'moan' sound effect