moan

/məʊn/ verb [I]

Definition

COMPLAIN › to complain or speak in a way that shows you are unhappy: She's always moaning about something.

SOUND › to make a low sound, especially because you are in pain: He lay on the floor moaning.

moan noun [C]

(Definition of moan verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to manage not to be destroyed, harmed or permanently affected by the difficult situation you...

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