Wail

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Pronunciation

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Noun

wail

  1. A loud cry or shriek.
    She let out a loud, doleful wail.
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Verb

to wail (third-person singular simple present wails, present participle wailing, simple past wailed, past participle wailed)

  1. To cry out, as in sorrow.
  2. To weep loudly.
  3. To make a noise like crying.
    The wind wailed and the rain streamed down.
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Translations


  • German: [1,2] klagen
  • Italian:
  • Japanese:
  • Latin:
  • Russian:
  • Dutch: huilen
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Derived terms

bg:wail fr:wail io:wail fi:wail zh:wail

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