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Collocations for moan - noun

ADJECTIVE

faint, little, low, quiet, small, soft
deep
muffled
loud

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VERB + moan

emit, give, let out, make, utter
stifle, suppress
hear

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moan + VERB

come from sb/sb's mouth, escape sb/sb's mouth
A low moan of despair escaped her as she realized what had gone wrong.

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PREPOSITION

with a moan
He staggered about ten yards and fell down with a moan.
moan of
a moan of pleasure/pain/despair

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PHRASES

the moan of the wind

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Collocations for moan - verb

1. make a low sound of pain/pleasure

ADVERB

loudly
lightly, quietly, slightly, softly

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PREPOSITION

in
He moaned in despair.
with
She was still conscious and was moaning loudly with pain.

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2. (esp. BrE) complain

ADVERB

on
They kept moaning on about their illnesses.

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PREPOSITION

about
What are you moaning about now?
at
My parents moan at me if I'm home late.
to
She's always moaning to me that she doesn't have enough money.

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PHRASES

moan and groan
The children climbed into the bus, moaning and groaning.

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Moan is used with these nouns as the subject:
wind

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