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Synonyms for wail
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Princeton's WordNet
lament, lamentation, plaint, wailverb
a cry of sorrow and grief
"their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward"
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coronach, lament, dirge, lamentation, threnody, mourning, plaint, requiem, elegyhowl, ululate, wail, roar, yawl, yaupverb
emit long loud cries
"wail in self-pity"; "howl with sorrow"
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howl, whimper, yawl, yaup, wrawl, yowl, yammer, pule, mewl, thunder, ululate, bellow, roarwail, whimper, mewl, puleverb
cry weakly or softly
"she wailed with pain"
Synonyms:
howl, yawl, yaup, whimper, pule, mewl, ululate, roar
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#24061 | requiem | |
#28523 | lament | |
#29216 | howl | |
#39829 | bellow | |
#45936 | dirge | |
#50647 | wail | |
#53589 | elegy | |
#67950 | whimper | |
#79090 | lamentation | |
#125437 | plaint | |
#134056 | yawl | |
#206884 | pule | |
#241763 | threnody | |
#313733 | yowl |
How to use wail in a sentence?
Cardinal Glennon Children Hospital's agonizing sometimes, especially when Wail Hayajneh see these kids spiraling down before they head to the ICU.
The drama of life begins with a wail and ends with a sigh.
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
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.
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.
Translations for wail
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- klageråb, hyl, jammerDanish
- jammern, heulenGerman
- κλαίωGreek
- vekrioEsperanto
- llorar, lamentar, gemido, gemirSpanish
- ulvoa, valittaa, itkeä, ulina, ulistaFinnish
- vagir, se lamenterFrench
- æpaIcelandic
- piangere, urlo, ululare, lamentarsi, gemito, piagnucolare, lamento, gemereItalian
- יללהHebrew
- 泣き声, うなりJapanese
- vaimanaLatvian
- kreet, schreeuwDutch
- jamreNorwegian
- gemidoPortuguese
- вытьё, выть, стенание, стенать, вопль, вой, вопить, причитатьRussian
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