plural of moaning dove

(Southern US) The common ground dove, Columbina passerina.

(slang) A person who moans; a peevish complainer. / (slang, historical) An air-raid siren. / (slang, historical) A noisy rocket artillery piece (after 1944, the German Nebelwerfer).

(now chiefly Scotland) To lament, complain.

plural of moaning Minnie

One who makes a moaning sound. / (derogatory) One who complains.

plural of moaner

(informal) Susceptible to moaning; tending to complain.

(archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of moan

A unisex given name from Polynesian / (US) A unisex given name from Hawaiian / A coastal suburb of Nelson, New Zealand.