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Definition of wail

a cry of sorrow and grief; "their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward"
cry weakly or softly; "she wailed with pain"
emit long loud cries; "wail in self-pity"; "howl with sorrow"

Similar Words: lament, lamentation, plaint, whimper, mewl, pule, howl, ululate, roar, yawl

Hyponyms: squall, waul, wawl

Derivational Morphology: howl, ululate, roar, yawl, whimper, mewl, pule, lament, keen, whine, lamentation, plaint, bellow, bellowing, holla, holler, hollering, hollo, holloa, roaring, yowl, wailer, wailing, bawling, howling, ululation

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