wails
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Definitions
noun
- A prolonged cry, usually high-pitched, especially as of grief or anguish.“She let out a loud, doleful wail.”
- Any similar sound as of lamentation; a howl.“A bird's wail in the night.”
- A sound made by emergency vehicle sirens, contrasted with "yelp" which is higher-pitched and faster.
verb
- To cry out, as in sorrow or anguish.
- To weep, lament persistently or bitterly.
- To make a noise like mourning or crying.“The wind wailed and the rain streamed down.”
- To lament; to bewail; to grieve over.“to wail one's death”
verb
- To strike the skin in such a way as to produce a wale or welt.
- To give a surface a texture of wales or welts.
verb
- To choose, select.