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- DictionaryWail/wāl/
noun
- 1. a prolonged high-pitched cry of pain, grief, or anger: "Christopher let out a wail"
verb
- 1. give a cry of pain, grief, or anger: "Tina ran off wailing"
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.
IPA guide. 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. When it comes to expressing unhappiness, wailing lies at the extreme end of the spectrum.
2 days ago · 1. (intransitive) to utter a prolonged high-pitched cry, as of grief or misery. 2. (intransitive) to make a sound resembling such a cry. the wind wailed in the trees. 3. (transitive) to lament, esp with mournful sounds. noun. 4.
To cry out in mourning or lamentation. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To make a plaintive, sad, crying sound. The wind wailing in the trees. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To lament; mourn. To wail someone's death. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To play in an intense or inspired manner. Webster's New World.
to cry loudly because you are very unhappy: "I've lost my mummy ," she wailed. wail verb (DANGER) [ I ] If a siren (= loud noise to warn of danger) wails, it makes a noise: Somewhere in the distance a police siren was wailing. wail. noun [ C ] (Definition of wail from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Definitions of 'wail' 1. If someone wails, they make long, loud, high-pitched cries which express sorrow or pain. [...] 2. If you wail something, you say it in a loud, high-pitched voice that shows that you are unhappy or in pain. [...] 3. If something such as a siren or an alarm wails, it makes a long, loud, high-pitched sound. [...] More.
[transitive, intransitive] to cry or complain about something in a loud high voice synonym moan + speech “It's broken,” she wailed. wail (about something) There's no point in wailing about something that happened so long ago. [intransitive] (of things) to make a long high sound Ambulances raced by with sirens wailing. wailing.
