hone

IPA(Pronunciation)

/hoʊn/

Southern-US UK US dialectal

(UK, US, Southern US, dialect) To grumble. / (UK, US, Southern US, dialect) To pine, lament, or long.

Japanese Meaning

愚痴をこぼす / 不平を言う / 嘆き悲しむ、慨む

Every night, Grandpa would sit on the porch and hone about the neighbors' noisy dogs.

毎晩、祖父はポーチに座って近所のうるさい犬についてぶつぶつ文句を言っていた。

Sense（1）

(UK, US, Southern US, dialect) To grumble.

Such tunges ſhuld be torne out by the harde rootes,

Hoyning like hogges that groynis and wrotes.

Sense（2）

(UK, US, Southern US, dialect) To pine, lament, or long.

He lies pitying himself, honing and moaning to himself

hones

（ present singular third-person ）

honing

（ participle present ）

honed

（ participle past ）

honed

（ past ）