Synonyms for wail
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1. lament, lamentation, plaint, wailverb

   a cry of sorrow and grief

   "their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward"

   Synonyms:
   coronach, lament, dirge, lamentation, threnody, mourning, plaint, requiem, elegy

2. howl, ululate, wail, roar, yawl, yaupverb

   emit long loud cries

   "wail in self-pity"; "howl with sorrow"

   Synonyms:
   howl, whimper, yawl, yaup, wrawl, yowl, yammer, pule, mewl, thunder, ululate, bellow, roar

3. wail, whimper, mewl, puleverb

   cry weakly or softly

   "she wailed with pain"

   Synonyms:
   howl, yawl, yaup, whimper, pule, mewl, ululate, roar

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. wailverb

   Synonyms:
   lament, moan, bemoan, bewail, deplore, mourn over, grieve for (audibly)

2. wailverb

   Synonyms:
   moan, lament, cry

3. wailnoun

   Synonyms:
   moan, lamentation, complaint, plaint, lament, wailing, cry

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1. List of paraphrases for "wail":

   wall

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1. Minna Antrim:

   The drama of life begins with a wail and ends with a sigh.

2. Percy Bysshe Shelley:

   Rough wind, that moanest loudGrief too sad for songWild wind, when sullen cloudKnells all the night longSad storm, whose tears are vain,Bare woods, whose branches strain,Deep caves and dreary main, - Wail, for the world's wrong

3. Candidate McBath:

   Just this primal wail came out of me, and I was like,' Where's Jordan ?' I just started screaming. Jordan's father said, he told me' Jordan is dead,' i felt like in that moment that everything I had done to protect him, it wasn't good enough.

4. Martin Scorsese:

   We became friends over the years and I had the honor of being roasted by him more than once - sometimes when I didn't expect it. He just started showing up at places and insulting me, experiencing Don, and tuning into his mind, I witnessed the evolution of his comedy. It was like listening to a great jazz musician wail. Nobody else did what he did.

5. Aline Tanios:

   Cardinal Glennon Children Hospital's agonizing sometimes, especially when Wail Hayajneh see these kids spiraling down before they head to the ICU.