moan

US /moʊn/

UK /məʊn/

B1
v.i.Intransitive VerbTo complain about something
Jackie moans all day about her husband
v.i.Intransitive VerbTo make a low, mournful cry of sorrow or pain
I heard the dog moan because it couldn't find its mother
n.NounLow, sustained, mournful cry of sorrow or pain
She swears she heard a woman's moan from the attic.