Wailful

adjective
1.
mournful; plaintive.

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verb (used without object) 1. to utter a prolonged, inarticulate, mournful cry, usually high-pitched or clear-sounding, as in grief or suffering: to wail with pain. 2. to make mournful sounds, as music or the wind. 3. to lament or mourn bitterly. 4. Jazz. to perform exceptionally well. 5. Slang. to express emotion musically or verbally […]
Wailing-wall
noun 1. Western Wall. Western Wall noun 1. a wall in Jerusalem where Jews, on certain occasions, assemble for prayer and lamentation: traditionally believed to be the remains of the western wall of Herod’s temple, destroyed by the Romans in a.d. 70. Wailing Wall noun 1. another name for Western Wall Western Wall noun 1. […]
Wail like a banshee
Scream 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.