1. To grieve or protest loudly and bitterly; lament. See synonyms at cry. 2. To make a prolonged, high-pitched sound suggestive of a cry: The wind wailed through the trees.
TRANSITIVE VERB:
Archaic To lament over; bewail.
NOUN:
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.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English wailen, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse vla, vla.
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