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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
wail
n 1: a cry of sorrow and grief; "their pitiful laments could be
heard throughout the ward" [syn: lament, lamentation,
plaint, wail]
v 1: emit long loud cries; "wail in self-pity"; "howl with
sorrow" [syn: howl, ululate, wail, roar, yawl,
yaup]
2: cry weakly or softly; "she wailed with pain" [syn: wail,
whimper, mewl, pule]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Wail \Wail\, v. i.
To express sorrow audibly; to make mournful outcry; to weep.
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Therefore I will wail and howl. --Micah i. 8.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Wail \Wail\, n.
Loud weeping; violent lamentation; wailing. "The wail of the
forest." --Longfellow.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Wail \Wail\, v. t. [Cf. Icel. val choice, velja to choose, akin
to Goth. waljan, G. w[aum]hlen.]
To choose; to select. [Obs.] "Wailed wine and meats."
--Henryson.
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5. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Wail \Wail\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wailed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Wailing.] [OE. wailen, weilen, probably fr. Icel. v[ae]la;
cf. Icel. v[ae], vei, woe, and E. wayment, also OE. wai, wei,
woe. Cf. Woe.]
To lament; to bewail; to grieve over; as, to wail one's
death. --Shak.
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Thesaurus Results for wail:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
bark, bawl, bay, bell, bellow, blare, blat, blate, bleat, blubber, boohoo, boom, bray, breathe, buzz, cackle, call, caterwaul, chant, chirp, coo, creak, crow, cry, cry out, dolorous tirade, drawl, exclaim, flute, fuss, gasp, give tongue, give voice, groan, growl, grunt, hiss, howl, jeremiad, keen, kick, lament, lilt, low, make an outcry, meow, mew, mewl, miaow, moan, moo, mumble, murmur, mutter, neigh, nicker, outcry, pant, pipe, plaint, planctus, pule, quest, repine, roar, rumble, screak, scream, screech, shriek, shrill, sibilate, sigh, sing, skirl, skreigh, snap, snarl, snort, sob, sough, squall, squawk, squeak, squeal, thunder, tirade, troat, trumpet, twang, ululate, ululation, wail of woe, warble, weep, whicker, whimper, whine, whinny, whisper, whistle, wrawl, yammer, yap, yawl, yawp, yell, yelp, yip, yowl |
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Common Misspellings > |
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