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   wail

   /weɪl/

   noun

   • 1. a prolonged high-pitched cry of pain, grief, or anger: "Christopher let out a wail"
   • ▪ a prolonged high-pitched sound: "the wail of an air-raid siren"

   verb

   • 1. utter a wail: "Tina ran off wailing"
   • ▪ make a prolonged high-pitched sound: "the wind wailed and buffeted the timber structure"
   • ▪ manifest or feel deep sorrow for; lament: "she wailed her wretched life"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old Norse; related to woe.

   Derivatives

   • 1. wailer noun

   Scrabble Points: 7

   • W

     4

   • A

     1

   • I

     1

   • L

     1

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