verb
moan, weep, lament; see cry 1, mourn 1. See syn. study at cry.
See wail in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
To make inarticulate sounds of grief or pain, usually accompanied by tears:
To cry loudly, as a healthy child does from pain or distress:
To utter or emit a long, mournful, plaintive sound:
A long, mournful cry:
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