wail
IPA: wˈeɪɫ
noun
- A prolonged cry, usually high-pitched, especially as of grief or anguish.
- Any similar sound as of lamentation; a howl.
- A sound made by emergency vehicle sirens, contrasted with "yelp" which is higher-pitched and faster.
verb
- (intransitive) To cry out, as in sorrow or anguish.
- (intransitive) To weep, lament persistently or bitterly.
- (intransitive) To make a noise like mourning or crying.
- (transitive) To lament; to bewail; to grieve over.
- (slang, music) To perform with great liveliness and force.
- (obsolete) Synonym of wale (“to choose; to select”)
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Examples of "wail" in Sentences
- Sirens wailed at 10 a.m.
- The girl wailed for losing the game.
- They aren't too happy and begin wailing.
- As hundreds wail, the victim's ashes immersed.
- I was crying and wailing and gnashing my teeth.
- In the background, the police siren is still wailing.
- The monster's cry was like a screeching wail of horror.
- The sinners, who fall into it, wail with pain and fright.
- The party is disturbed by a plaintive wailing from outside.
- The cry and wail of the devotee is covered with loud trumpeting.
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