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Synonyms
wail (wāl)

[Middle English wailen, probably of Scandinavian originOld Norse vāla, vǣla.]

verb: wailed, wail·ing, wails. 

intransitive verb 

  1. To grieve or protest loudly and bitterly; lament. See synonyms at cry
  2. To make a prolonged, high-pitched sound suggestive of a cry: The wind wailed through the trees.

transitive verb 

Archaic
To lament over; bewail.

noun 

  1. A long, loud, high-pitched cry, as of grief or pain.
  2. A long, loud, high-pitched sound: the wail of a siren.
  3. A loud, bitter protest: A wail of misery went up when new parking restrictions were announced.

derivatives

waiĺer
noun
waiĺing·ly
adverb