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1. Emit long loud cries
   "wail in self-pity"
   - howl, ululate, roar, yawl, yaup
    
2. Cry weakly or softly
   "she wailed with pain"
   - whimper, mewl, pule

1. A cry of sorrow and grief
   - lament, lamentation, plaint

Sounds like: whale, wale

Derived forms: wailed, wails, wailing

See also: wailer, wailing

Type of: call, complaint, cry, holler, hollo [non-standard], scream, shout, shout out, squall, weep, yell

Encyclopedia: Wail