moaning
131Lamentation — Lam en*ta tion, n. [F. lamentation, L. lamentatio.] 1. The act of bewailing; audible expression of sorrow; wailing; moaning. [1913 Webster] In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation and weeping. Matt. ii. 18. [1913 Webster] 2. pl. (Script.) A… …
132Moan — (m[=o]n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Moaned} (m[=o]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Moaning}.] [AS. m[=ae]nan to moan, also, to mean; but in the latter sense perh. a different word. Cf. {Mean} to intend.] 1. To make a low prolonged sound of grief or pain, whether …
