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wail
wailmoan or lament; to cry loudly: The toddler is sure to wail when his mother leaves.
Not to be confused with:whale – hit, beat, strike hard: whale away at the bully; a very large cetaceanwail W0008500 (wāl)v. wailed, wail·ing, wails v.intr.1. To make a long, loud, high-pitched cry, as in grief, sorrow, or fear. 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.]
wail′er n.wail′ing·ly adv.wail (weɪl) vb1. (intr) to utter a prolonged high-pitched cry, as of grief or misery2. (intr) to make a sound resembling such a cry: the wind wailed in the trees. 3. (tr) to lament, esp with mournful soundsna prolonged high-pitched mournful cry or sound[C14: of Scandinavian origin; related to Old Norse vǣla to wail, Old English wā woe] ˈwailer n ˈwailful adj ˈwailfully advwail (weɪl)
v.i. 1. to utter a prolonged, mournful cry, as in grief or suffering. 2. to make mournful sounds, as music or the wind. 3. to lament or mourn bitterly. 4. Slang. to express emotion musically or verbally in an exciting, satisfying way. v.t. 5. to express deep sorrow for; mourn. 6. to express in wailing or in lamentation. n. 7. the act of wailing. 8. a wailing cry. 9. any similar mournful sound. [1300–50; Middle English weile (v. and n.), perhaps derivative of Old English weilā(wei) wellaway; compare Old English wǣlan to torment, Old Norse wǣla to wail] wail′er, n. wail
Past participle: wailed
Gerund: wailing
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| I wail | | you wail | | he/she/it wails | | we wail | | you wail | | they wail |
| Preterite |
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| I wailed | | you wailed | | he/she/it wailed | | we wailed | | you wailed | | they wailed |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am wailing | | you are wailing | | he/she/it is wailing | | we are wailing | | you are wailing | | they are wailing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have wailed | | you have wailed | | he/she/it has wailed | | we have wailed | | you have wailed | | they have wailed |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was wailing | | you were wailing | | he/she/it was wailing | | we were wailing | | you were wailing | | they were wailing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had wailed | | you had wailed | | he/she/it had wailed | | we had wailed | | you had wailed | | they had wailed |
| Future |
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| I will wail | | you will wail | | he/she/it will wail | | we will wail | | you will wail | | they will wail |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have wailed | | you will have wailed | | he/she/it will have wailed | | we will have wailed | | you will have wailed | | they will have wailed |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be wailing | | you will be wailing | | he/she/it will be wailing | | we will be wailing | | you will be wailing | | they will be wailing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been wailing | | you have been wailing | | he/she/it has been wailing | | we have been wailing | | you have been wailing | | they have been wailing |
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| I will have been wailing | | you will have been wailing | | he/she/it will have been wailing | | we will have been wailing | | you will have been wailing | | they will have been wailing |
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| I had been wailing | | you had been wailing | | he/she/it had been wailing | | we had been wailing | | you had been wailing | | they had been wailing |
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| I would wail | | you would wail | | he/she/it would wail | | we would wail | | you would wail | | they would wail |
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| I would have wailed | | you would have wailed | | he/she/it would have wailed | | we would have wailed | | you would have wailed | | they would have wailed |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  wail - a cry of sorrow and grief; "their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward"lament, lamentation, plaintcomplaint - (formerly) a loud cry (or repeated cries) of pain or rage or sorrow | | Verb | 1. |  wail - emit long loud cries; "wail in self-pity"; "howl with sorrow"howl, ululate, yaup, yawl, roarcry, scream, shout out, yell, squall, shout, holler, hollo, call - utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me"squall, waul, wawl - make high-pitched, whiney noises | | 2. |  wail - cry weakly or softly; "she wailed with pain"mewl, pule, whimperweep, cry - shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain; "She cried bitterly when she heard the news of his death"; "The girl in the wheelchair wept with frustration when she could not get up the stairs" |
wailverb1. cry, weep, grieve, lament, keen, greet (Scot. or archaic), howl, whine, deplore, bemoan, bawl, bewail, yowl, ululate The woman began to wail for her lost child.2. scream, cry, yell, howl, shriek, screech, yelp She began to wail that she was hungry.3. howl, scream, roar, cry The wind wailed outside the closed window.noun1. cry, moan, sob, howl, keening, lament, bawl, lamentation, yowl, ululation Wails of grief were heard as visitors filed past the site of the disaster.wailverb1. To make inarticulate sounds of grief or pain, usually accompanied by tears:bawl, blubber, cry, howl, keen, sob, weep, yowl.2. To cry loudly, as a healthy child does from pain or distress:bawl, howl, yowl.3. To utter or emit a long, mournful, plaintive sound:bay, howl, moan, ululate, yowl.nounA long, mournful cry:bay, howl, moan, ululation, yowl.Translationswail (weil) verb to utter sorrowful or complaining cries. The child is wailing over its broken toy. 嚎啕大哭 嚎啕大哭 noun a long cry. wails of grief; I heard the wail of a police siren. 嚎啕大哭 嚎啕，哀号 wail
gnashing of teethA very vocal display of anger, irritation, contempt, or complaint. After the initial gnashing of teeth, most people just came to accept the new policy. There was much gnashing of teeth over the decision to replace the show's star with another actor.See also: gnash, of, teethwail like a bansheeTo scream, howl, or screech in a very loud, high-pitched, and unsettling manner. Some animal has been wailing like a banshee in the alleyway all night long. Kids, stop wailing like a banshees back there! I need to focus on driving and I can barely hear myself think!See also: banshee, like, wailwhale on (someone or something)1. To attack or thrash something in an brutal, forceful, or relentless manner. He stood there whaling on the wall with a sledgehammer, but he barely seemed to be making a dent in it. She began whaling on the poor child until a police officer finally intervened. The other team whaled on us for the entire game, leading to one of our most humiliating defeats of the season.2. To criticize, rebuke, or verbally assault someone or something vehemently or relentlessly. The interviewer suddenly began whaling on the politician over his alleged ties to the pharmaceutical industry. The boss whaled on us for the entirety of the meeting because of our failure to meet our sales quota.See also: on, whalewhale into (someone or something)1. To attack or thrash something in an brutal, forceful, or relentless manner. He stood there whaling into the wall with a sledgehammer, but he barely seemed to be making a dent in it. She began whaling into the poor child until a police officer finally intervened. The other team whaled into us for the entire game, leading to one of our most humiliating defeats of the season.2. To criticize, rebuke, or verbally assault someone or something vehemently or relentlessly. The interviewer suddenly began whaling into the politician over his alleged ties to the pharmaceutical industry. The boss whaled into us for the entirety of the meeting because of our failure to meet our sales quota.See also: whalewhale away at (someone or something)1. To attack or thrash something in an brutal, forceful, or relentless manner. He stood there whaling away at the wall with a sledgehammer, but he barely seemed to be making a dent in it. She began whaling away at the poor child until a police officer finally intervened. The other team whaled away at us for the entire game, leading to one of our most humiliating defeats of the season.2. To criticize, rebuke, or verbally assault someone or something vehemently or relentlessly. The interviewer suddenly began whaling away at the politician over his alleged ties to the pharmaceutical industry. The boss whaled away at us for the entirety of the meeting because of our failure to meet our sales quota.See also: away, whalegnashing of teethFig. a show of anger or dismay. (Biblical: "weeping, wailing, and gnashing of teeth.") After a little gnashing of teeth and a few threats, the boss calmed down and became almost reasonable.See also: gnash, of, teethwail like a bansheeScream shrilly, as in Terrified, she wailed like a banshee. In Irish folklore, a banshee is a spirit in the form of a wailing woman whose appearance is an omen that one member of a family will die. The simile dates from the late 1800s. See also: banshee, like, wailgnashing of teeth or wailing and gnashing of teeth People say that there is gnashing of teeth or wailing and gnashing of teeth when people become very worried or upset by something that has happened. In the City, the government's proposal is causing much gnashing of teeth. Despite the wailing and gnashing of teeth from Social Democratic left-wingers, this does look like a first step in the right direction. Note: You can also say weeping and gnashing of teeth. There was much weeping and gnashing of teeth when the Office for National Statistics counted a million fewer people than expected. Note: This expression is often used disapprovingly to show that you think people's reactions are too strong. Note: The phrases `weeping and gnashing of teeth' and `wailing and gnashing of teeth' both appear several times in the Bible in descriptions of the people who are sent to hell. See also: gnash, of, teethwail in. to be great. (see also wailing.) Things really started to wail about midnight when the band really got going. wail on someone in. to beat someone. (see also whale the tar out of someone.) Who are those two guys wailing on Sam? See also: on, someone, wailwailing and whaling mod. excellent. (Teens.) What a whaling guitar! See also: wailwail like a banshee, toTo scream shrilly. In Irish folklore, a “banshee” is a spirit in the form of a wailing woman who appears or is heard as a sign that one member of a family will soon die. The word appeared in English (from the Gaelic bean sidhe) in the second half of the eighteenth century. The simile dates from the late nineteenth century.See also: like, wailWAIL
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| WAIL➣Workshop on American Indigenous Languages (University of California, Santa Barbara) | | WAIL➣Wisconsin Advanced Internet Laboratory | | WAIL➣Wide-Angle Imaging Lidar (clouds; Atmospheric Radiation Measurement; US Department of Energy) | | WAIL➣Worked All Italian Lighthouses (amateur radio) |
wail
Synonyms for wailverb crySynonyms- cry
- weep
- grieve
- lament
- keen
- greet
- howl
- whine
- deplore
- bemoan
- bawl
- bewail
- yowl
- ululate
verb screamSynonyms- scream
- cry
- yell
- howl
- shriek
- screech
- yelp
verb howlSynonymsnoun crySynonyms- cry
- moan
- sob
- howl
- keening
- lament
- bawl
- lamentation
- yowl
- ululation
Synonyms for wailverb to make inarticulate sounds of grief or pain, usually accompanied by tearsSynonyms- bawl
- blubber
- cry
- howl
- keen
- sob
- weep
- yowl
verb to cry loudly, as a healthy child does from pain or distressSynonymsverb to utter or emit a long, mournful, plaintive soundSynonymsnoun a long, mournful crySynonymsSynonyms for wailnoun a cry of sorrow and griefSynonymsRelated Wordsverb emit long loud criesSynonymsRelated Words- cry
- scream
- shout out
- yell
- squall
- shout
- holler
- hollo
- call
- waul
- wawl
verb cry weakly or softlySynonymsRelated Words |