Definition
Meaning of 'Wail'
Meaning of 'Wail' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Wail 
[ n.]
- Loud weeping; violent lamentation; wailing. [ n.]2. Wail [ v. i.]
- To express sorrow audibly; to make mournful outcry; to
weep. [ v. i.]3. Wail [ v. t.]
- To choose; to select. [ v. t.]- To lament; to bewail; to grieve over; as, to wail one's death.
Meaning of 'Wail' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. wail [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- a cry of sorrow and grief
- a cry of sorrow and grief
Example in sentence:
- their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward
2. wail [ v]
[ v]Meaning (2):
- cry weakly or softly
- cry weakly or softly
Example in sentence:
- she wailed with pain
Meaning (3):
- emit long loud cries
- emit long loud cries
Example in sentence:
- howl with sorrow;
- wail in self-pity
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