wail

[Wail]

To wail is to let loose a long loud cry. If you're feeling truly miserable, take a deep breath and wail as loudly as possible.

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To choose; to select.

Noun
a cry of sorrow and grief; "their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward"

Verb
cry weakly or softly; "she wailed with pain"

Verb
emit long loud cries; "wail in self-pity"; "howl with sorrow"

v. t.
To choose; to select.

v. t.
To lament; to bewail; to grieve over; as, to wail one's death.

v. i.
To express sorrow audibly; to make mournful outcry; to weep.

n.
Loud weeping; violent lamentation; wailing.

Wail

Wail , v. t. [Cf. Icel. val choice, velja to choose, akin to Goth. waljan, G. w'84hlen.] To choose; to select. [Obs.] "Wailed wine and meats." Henryson.

Wail

Wail, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wailed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Wailing.] [OE. wailen, weilen, probably fr. Icel. v'91la; cf. Icel. v'91, 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.

Wail

Wail, v. i. To express sorrow audibly; to make mournful outcry; to weep.

Therefore I will wail and howl. Micah i. 8.
Wail
Wail, n. Loud weeping; violent lamentation; wailing. "The wail of the forest." Longfellow.
To choose; to select.
To lament; to bewail; to grieve over; as, to wail one's death.
To express sorrow audibly; to make mournful outcry; to weep.
Loud weeping; violent lamentation; wailing.

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Usage Examples

Rude contact with facts chased my visions and dreams quickly away, and in their stead I beheld the horrors, the corruption, the evils and hypocrisy of society, and as I stood among them, a young wife, a great wail of agony went out from my soul.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

I think the drummer should sit back there and play some drums, and never mind about the tunes. Just get up there and wail behind whoever is sitting up there playing the solo. And this is what is lacking, definitely lacking in music today.