wail

v., wailed, wail·ing, wails.

v.intr.

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.

v.tr. Archaic
To lament over; bewail.

n.

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.

[Middle English wailen, probably of Scandinavian origin, akin to Old Norse vāla, vǣla.]

wailer wail'er n.
wailingly wail'ing·ly adv.

verb

1. To make inarticulate sounds of grief or pain, usually accompanied by tears: bawl, blubber, cry, howl, keen², sob, weep, yowl. See happy/unhappy, sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.
2. To cry loudly, as a healthy child does from pain or distress: bawl, howl, yowl. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.
3. To utter or emit a long, mournful, plaintive sound: bay², howl, moan, ululate, yowl. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.

noun

A long, mournful cry: bay², howl, moan, ululation, yowl. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.

v

Definition: cry loudly
Antonyms: whimper

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IN BRIEF: A long cry of sorrow and grief.

The drama of life begins with a wail and ends with a sigh. — Minna Thomas Antrim.

Tutor's tip: Another word that sounds like "wail" which is a crying noise, is "whale" which is a large mammal that lives in the ocean.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - jammer, klage
v. intr. - beklage sig, begræde, jamre over
v. tr. - beklage sig, begræde, jamre over

idioms:

• Wailing Wall    grædemuren

Nederlands (Dutch)
weeklagen, jammeren, loeien, gejammer

Français (French)
n. - gémissement, hurlement, son plaintif
v. intr. - gémir, hurler, pleurer
v. tr. - gémir

idioms:

• Wailing Wall    Mur des Lamentations

Deutsch (German)
v. - klagen, jammern, heulen
n. - Gejammer, Geheul, (Weh)klage

idioms:

• Wailing Wall    Klagemauer

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ολολύζω, θρηνώ, σκούζω, κλαίω γοερά, στριγγλίζω
n. - σκούξιμο, γοερό κλάμα, θρήνος

idioms:

• Wailing Wall    το Τείχος των Οδυρμών (στην Ιερουσαλήμ)

Italiano (Italian)
piangere, guaire, lamento, guaito

idioms:

• Wailing Wall    Muro del Pianto, Muro Occidentale della Montagna del Tempio

Português (Portuguese)
v. - lamentar-se
n. - lamentação (m)

idioms:

• Wailing Wall    o muro das Lamentações (m)

Русский (Russian)
вопить, выть, сетовать, оплакивать, причитать, вопль, завывание, громкий плач

idioms:

• Wailing Wall    Стена плача (в Иерусалиме), источник утешения

Español (Spanish)
n. - gemido, lamento, sollozo
v. intr. - lamentarse, gemir, llorar, sollozar
v. tr. - gemir, llorar, sollozar, lamentar

idioms:

• Wailing Wall    el Muro de los Lamentos

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - jämra sig, tjuta
n. - jämmer

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
悲叹, 痛快, 哀号, 嚎啕, 悲痛

idioms:

• Wailing Wall    哭墙

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 悲歎, 痛快, 哀號
v. intr. - 悲歎, 嚎啕, 哀號
v. tr. - 悲痛

idioms:

• Wailing Wall    哭牆

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 울부짖음, 통곡, 구슬픈 소리
v. intr. - 소리 내어 울다, 비탄하다, 구슬픈 소리를 내다
v. tr. - 비탄하다, 슬퍼하여 울다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 大声で泣く, 悲しげな音を立てる, 嘆く, と泣きながら言う
n. - 嘆き悲しむこと, 泣き叫ぶ声, 悲しげな音

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يعول, ينتحب (الاسم) عويل, نحيب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮בכייה, בכי, יללה, קינה‬
v. intr. - ‮בכה, ייבב, יילל, התלונן ללא הרף‬
v. tr. - ‮קונן, ספד‬

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