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Meaning of 'wail' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Wail [ n.]
- Loud weeping; violent lamentation; wailing.
2 . Wail [ v. i.]
- To express sorrow audibly; to make mournful outcry; to weep.
3 . Wail [ v. t.]
- To choose; to select.
- To lament; to bewail; to grieve over; as, to wail one's death.

Meaning of 'wail' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . wail [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a cry of sorrow and grief
Example in sentence:
  • their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward
2 . wail [ v]
Meaning (2):
- emit long loud cries
Example in sentence:
  • howl with sorrow;
  • wail in self-pity
Meaning (3):
- cry weakly or softly
Example in sentence:
  • she wailed with pain

Nearby Words:

waid waif waift wailed wailer waileress wailful wailing wailingly wailment

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