Word: wails
A prolonged cry, usually high-pitched, especially as of grief or anguish. Example: She let out a loud, doleful wail.
Any similar sound as of lamentation; a howl. Example: A bird's wail in the night.
A sound made by emergency vehicle sirens, contrasted with "yelp" which is higher-pitched and faster.
To cry out, as in sorrow or anguish.
To weep, lament persistently or bitterly.
To make a noise like mourning or crying. Example: The wind wailed and the rain streamed down.
To lament; to bewail; to grieve over. Example: to wail one's death
To perform with great liveliness and force.
To strike the skin in such a way as to produce a wale or welt.
To give a surface a texture of wales or welts.
To choose, select.
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