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| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | lament, lamentation, plaint |
| Type of | complaint |
Examples of wail
wail
We discussed what we would do for each scenario and then there was another wail.
From the nzherald.co.nz
We have watched them wail and rant like toddlers as they are hauled off to jail.
From the washingtonpost.com
Her 4-year-old daughter, Suzy, and her newborn son, Pablito, both began to wail.
From the washingtontimes.com
If De la Tour's tone was deep, soft, mournful, Anne Bancroft's is a fierce wail.
From the time.com
It's easy to wail that there is pathetic oversight and regulation of Wall Street.
From the forbes.com
We're ushered out with ticks, rustles, plinks and the merest wail of lap steel.
From the guardian.co.uk
For Bessie Smith, it was a womanly wail that somehow remained proud of its woe.
From the time.com
It starts with a sweet little wail about how a woman has changed to be no good.
From the time.com
Mourning families wail, and hospitals choke with bleeding and burned civilians.
From the time.com
- Howl: emit long loud cries; "wail in self-pity"; "howl with sorrow"
- Lament: a cry of sorrow and grief; "their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward"
- Cry weakly or softly; "she wailed with pain"
- (wailing) lamenting: vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression; "lamenting sinners"; "wailing mourners"; "the wailing wind"; "wailful bagpipes"; "tangle her desires with wailful sonnets"- Shakespeare
- (wailing) loud cries made while weeping
- WAIL (99.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a classic rock format. Licensed to Key West, Florida, USA, the station serves the Florida Keys area. The station is currently owned by Clear Channel Broadcasting Licenses, Inc.
- (Wailing) Crying (also called sobbing, wailing, weeping, bawling, and blubbering) is shedding tears as a response to an emotional state in humans. ...
- A loud cry or shriek; To cry out, as in sorrow; To weep loudly; To make a noise like crying
- (wailing) A loud drawn out scream and howl
