Wail Definition
wāl
wailed, wailing, wails
verb
wailed, wailing, wails
To express grief or pain by long, loud cries.
Webster's New World
To cry out in mourning or lamentation.
Webster's New World
To make a plaintive, sad, crying sound.
The wind wailing in the trees.
Webster's New World
To lament; mourn.
To wail someone's death.
Webster's New World
To play in an intense or inspired manner.
Webster's New World
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noun
wails
A long, pitiful cry of grief and pain.
Webster's New World
A sound like this.
Webster's New World
A loud, bitter protest.
A wail of misery went up when new parking restrictions were announced.
American Heritage
The act of wailing.
Webster's New World
A sound made by emergency vehicle sirens, contrasted with "yelp" which is higher-pitched and faster.
Wiktionary
Origin of Wail
Middle English wailen probably of Scandinavian origin Old Norse vāla, vǣla
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Compare Icelandic word for "choice".
From Wiktionary
Probably from Old Norse væla
From Wiktionary
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