wail
Pronunciation Verb
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Pronunciation Verb
wail (wails, present participle wailing; past and past participle wailed)
- (intransitive) To cry out, as in sorrow or anguish.
- (intransitive) To weep, lament persistently or bitterly.
- (intransitive) To make a noise like mourning or crying.
- The wind wailed and the rain streamed down.
- (transitive) To lament; to bewail; to grieve over.
- to wail one's death
- (slang, music) To perform with great liveliness and force.
- French: gémir
- German: jammern, heulen
- Italian: piangere, lamentarsi
- Russian: вопи́ть
- Spanish: llorar, lamentar
- French: se lamenter, vagir
- German: heulen
- Italian: lamentarsi, gemere, piagnucolare
- Russian: выть
- Spanish: llorar
- German: heulen
- Italian: gemere, lamentarsi, ululare
- Russian: выть
- Spanish: gemir
wail (plural wails)
- A prolonged cry, usually high-pitched, especially as of grief or anguish. [from 15th c.]
- She let out a loud, doleful wail.
- Any similar sound as of lamentation; a howl.
- The wail of snow-dark winter winds.
- A bird's wail in the night.
- A sound made by emergency vehicle sirens, contrasted with "yelp" which is higher-pitched and faster.
- French: gémissement, plainte
- German: Schrei, Schmerzensschrei
- Italian: urlo, gemito, lamento
- Portuguese: gemido
- Russian: вой
- Spanish: gemido
- Italian: suono di sirena
wail (wails, present participle wailing; past and past participle wailed)
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