About The Word Wail
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Wail
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What's The Definition Of Wail?
[n] a cry of sorrow and grief; "their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward"
[v] cry weakly or softly; "she wailed with pain" [v] emit long loud cries; "wail in self-pity"; "howl with sorrow" Synonyms | Synonyms for Wail: howl | lament | lamentation | mewl | plaint | pule | roar | ululate | whimper | yawl Related Terms | Find terms related to Wail: See Also | call | complaint | cry | cry | holler | hollo | scream | shout | shout out | squall | waul | wawl | weep | yell Wail In Webster's Dictionary \Wail\, v. t. [Cf. Icel. val choice, velja to choose, akin
to Goth. waljan, G. w["a]hlen.]
To choose; to select. [Obs.] ``Wailed wine and meats.''
--Henryson.
\Wail\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wailed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wailing}.] [OE. wailen, weilen, probably fr. Icel. v[ae]la; cf. Icel. v[ae], vei, woe, and E. wayment, also OE. wai, wei, woe. Cf. {Woe}.] To lament; to bewail; to grieve over; as, to wail one's death. --Shak. \Wail\, v. i. To express sorrow audibly; to make mournful outcry; to weep. Therefore I will wail and howl. --Micah i. 8. \Wail\, n. Loud weeping; violent lamentation; wailing. ``The wail of the forest.'' --Longfellow. |
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