Wail definitions
Wail is slang for to play very well on an instrument.
An example of to wail is to play an amazing piano solo in a jazz performance.
verb
The definition of a wail is a long cry.
An example of a wail is a cry by a very upset baby.
noun
To make a long, loud, high-pitched cry, as in grief, sorrow, or fear.
verb
To make a prolonged, high-pitched sound suggestive of a cry.
The wind wailed through the trees.
verb
To lament over; bewail.
verb
A long, loud, high-pitched cry, as of grief or pain.
noun
A long, loud, high-pitched sound.
The wail of a siren.
noun
A loud, bitter protest.
A wail of misery went up when new parking restrictions were announced.
noun
To express grief or pain by long, loud cries.
verb
To make a plaintive, sad, crying sound.
The wind wailing in the trees.
verb
To play in an intense or inspired manner.
verb
To lament; mourn.
To wail someone's death.
verb
To cry out in mourning or lamentation.
verb
A long, pitiful cry of grief and pain.
noun
A sound like this.
noun
The act of wailing.
noun
Any similar sound as of lamentation; a howl.
The wail of snow-dark winter winds.
A bird's wail in the night.
noun
A sound made by emergency vehicle sirens, contrasted with "yelp" which is higher-pitched and faster.
noun
(intransitive) To make a noise like mourning or crying.
The wind wailed and the rain streamed down.
verb
To lament; to bewail; to grieve over.
To wail one's death.
verb
(slang, music) To perform with great liveliness and force.
verb
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
verb
To wail is defined as to cry to express intense sadness.
An example of to wail is to sob loudly at a funeral.
verb
Origin of wail
Middle English wailen probably of Scandinavian origin Old Norse vāla, vǣla