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adjective
- 1. crying with pain, grief, or anger: "wailing toddlers"
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WAILING definition: 1. present participle of wail 2. to make a long, high cry, usually because of pain or sadness: 3…. Learn more.
WAIL definition: 1. to make a long, high cry, usually because of pain or sadness: 2. to complain loudly or…. Learn more.
The meaning of WAIL is to express sorrow audibly : lament. How to use wail in a sentence.
to make a long, high cry, usually because of pain or sadness: The women gathered around the coffin and began to wail, as was the custom in the region. [ + speech ] "My finger hurts ," wailed the child. [ I ] informal. to complain loudly or strongly: [ + that ] Business people wailed that their trade would be ruined.
1. To make a long, loud, high-pitched cry, as in grief, sorrow, or fear. See Synonyms at cry. 2. To make a prolonged, high-pitched sound suggestive of a cry: The wind wailed through the trees. v.tr. Archaic. To lament over; bewail.
adjective. vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression. “ wailing mourners”. “the wailing wind”. synonyms: lamenting, wailful. sorrowful. experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss.
noun. 1. prolonged high-pitched cries, as of grief or misery. Mace still remembers the pitiful wailing of the trapped and the wounded. 2. prolonged high-pitched sounds. Our artillery opened up and we heard a fearful wailing and screeching. The silence was broken by the wailing of police sirens. Collins English Dictionary.
the wailing of sirens. Check pronunciation: wailing. Definition of wailing noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definition of wail verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definitions of 'wailing' 1. prolonged high-pitched cries, as of grief or misery. [...] 2. prolonged high-pitched sounds. [...] More. Synonyms of 'wailing' • crying, howling, moaning, blubbering [...] More. Examples of 'wailing' in a sentence.
