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Definitions of wail
emit long loud cries ; "wail in self -pity "; "howl with sorrow " Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
a cry of sorrow and grief ; "their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward " Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
cry weakly or softly ; "she wailed with pain " Scrapingweb Dictionary DB
To lament ; to bewail . Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language. By Nuttall, P.Austin. Published 1914.
To choose ; to select . Webster Dictionary DB
To lament ; to bewail ; to grieve over ; as , to wail one's death . Webster Dictionary DB
To express sorrow audibly ; to make mournful outcry ; to weep . Webster Dictionary DB
Loud weeping ; violent lamentation ; wailing . Webster Dictionary DB
To mourn or lament aloud ; to utter a loud cry . The Winston Simplified Dictionary. By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer. Published 1919.
A lamentation or mournful cry . The Winston Simplified Dictionary. By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer. Published 1919.
To lament or sorrow audibly . The american dictionary of the english language. By Daniel Lyons. Published 1899.
To bemoan : to grieve over . The american dictionary of the english language. By Daniel Lyons. Published 1899.
A cry of woe : loud weeping . The american dictionary of the english language. By Daniel Lyons. Published 1899.
To weep aloud ; lament ; bemoan . The Clarendon dictionary. By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman. Published 1894.
To moan . The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.
A prolonged moan ; plaintive cry . The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language. By James Champlin Fernald. Published 1919.
Loud weeping ; violent lamentation . Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language. By Nuttall, P.Austin. Published 1914.
To express sorrow audibly ; to weep . Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language. By Nuttall, P.Austin. Published 1914.
To cry out in sorrow for; to express sorrow by a mournful crying . Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.
Loud and mournful weeping ; audible sorrow . Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.
w [=a]l, v.i. to lament or sorrow audibly .--v.t. to bemoan : to grieve over .--n . a cry of woe : loud weeping .--n . WAIL'ER.--adj. WAIL'FUL, sorrowful , mournful .--n . WAIL'ING.--adv. WAIL'INGLY. [M . E . weilen--Ice . vaela, vála, to wail--væ, vei, woe .] gutenberg.org/ebooks/37683
(Lament , i . & t., with ) prolonged plaintive inarticulate usu. High-pitched cry ; (fig .) lament (ation) in words (often over ); (of wind &c.) sound (v . & n .) like person wailing . Hence wailful a . (poet .), wailingly adv. [old Norse ] Concise Oxford Dictionary
n . Loud weeping ; violent lamentation ; great mourning . Cabinet Dictionary
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