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wail

noun

1 wail

A cry of sorrow and grief.

synonyms: lament, lamentation, plaint.

Roget 839: lament, lamentation; wail, complaint, plaint, murmur, mutter, grumble, groan, moan, whine, whimper, sob, ... show more

Dutch: weeklagen, weeklacht, jammerklacht, gejammer, geweeklaag, gekerm, verzuchting
Polish: lament, lamentacja

verb

1 wail

Emit long loud cries:
— Wail in self-pity.

synonyms: howl, roar, ululate, yaup, yawl.

Dutch: uitroepen

2 wail

Cry weakly or softly:
— She wailed with pain.

synonyms: mewl, pule, whimper.

Roget 839: lament, mourn, deplore, grieve, weep over; bewail, bemoan; condole with etc. 915; fret etc. (suffer) 828; ... show more

Dutch: dreinen, kreunen


Moby thesaurus: bark, bawl, bay, bell, bellow, blare, blat, blate, bleat, blubber, boohoo, boom, bray, breathe, buzz, cackle, call, caterwaul, chant, chirp ... show more.

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