Definition of wail

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Wail (v. i.) To express sorrow audibly; to make mournful outcry; to weep.

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Bewail :: Bewail (v. t.) To express deep sorrow for, as by wailing; to lament; to wail over..
Lamentation :: Lamentation (n.) The act of bewailing; audible expression of sorrow; wailing; moaning.
Deplore :: Deplore (v. t.) To feel or to express deep and poignant grief for; to bewail; to lament; to mourn; to sorrow over.
Keen :: Keen (v. i.) To wail as a keener does.
Widow-wail :: Widow-wail (n.) A low, narrowleaved evergreen shrub (Cneorum tricoccon) found in Southern Europe..
Wailed :: Wailed (imp. & p. p.) of Wai.
Wailful :: Wailful (a.) Sorrowful; mournful.
Waul :: Waul (v. i.) To cry as a cat; to squall; to wail.
Keen :: Keen (n.) A prolonged wail for a deceased person. Cf. Coranach.
Complain :: Complain (v. t.) To lament; to bewail.
Weep :: Weep (v. t.) To lament; to bewail; to bemoan.
Ululant :: Ululant (a.) Howling; wailing.
Banshie :: Banshie (n.) A supernatural being supposed by the Irish and Scotch peasantry to warn a family of the speedy death of one of its members, by wailing or singing in a mournful voice under the windows of the house..
Howl :: Howl (n.) A prolonged cry of distress or anguish; a wail.
Mourn :: Mourn (v. t.) To grieve for; to lament; to deplore; to bemoan; to bewail.
Ululate :: Ululate (v. i.) To howl, as a dog or a wolf; to wail; as, ululating jackals..
Bewailment :: Bewailment (n.) The act of bewailing.
Bewail :: Bewail (v. i.) To express grief; to lament.
Lament :: Lament (v. i.) To express or feel sorrow; to weep or wail; to mourn.
Bemoan :: Bemoan (v. t.) To express deep grief for by moaning; to express sorrow for; to lament; to bewail; to pity or sympathize with.
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