Wailing
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 in an exciting, satisfying way.
verb (used with object)
6.
to express deep sorrow for; mourn; lament; bewail:
to wail the dead; to wail one’s fate.
7.
to express in wailing; cry or say in lamentation:
to wail one’s grief.
noun
8.
the act of wailing.
9.
a wailing cry, as of grief, pain, or despair.
10.
any similar mournful sound:
the wail of an old tune.
verb
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.
a prolonged high-pitched mournful cry or sound
wah-wah
wagon
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