Wail synonyms

cry

(Intransitive) To shed tears; to weep.

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weep

To lament; to complain.

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whine

To complain or protest in a childish or annoying fashion:

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bawl

To weep and wail loudly

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sob

To say (something) while sobbing.

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howl

(Slang) To go on a spree.

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whimper

To cry with a low, whining, broken voice; to whine; to complain.

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yowl

Express by yowling; utter with a yowl.

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mourn (related)

To utter in a manner expressing sorrow

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ululant

Howling; wailing.

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caterwaul

A yowling.

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keen

A prolonged wail for a deceased person.

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lamentation

Lamentatio, (part of) a liturgical Bible text (from the book of Job) and its musical settings, usually in the plural; hence, any dirge

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ululation

A long, loud, mournful cry or howl.

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bemoan

To express disapproval of or regret for; deplore:

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blubber

To weep loudly, like a child

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deplore

To deplore is defined as to be sorry about or to strongly disapprove of something.

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fuss

To trouble or worry over trifles.

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mewl

To cry weakly, like a baby; whimper or whine

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pule

To whimper or whine, as a sick or fretful child does

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ululate

To howl loudly or prolongedly in lamentation or joy

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undulate

To cause to move in a smooth wavelike motion:

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yell

To utter or express with a loud cry.

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bay

To bay means to make a loud, howling noise.

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moan

To say in a moan, or with a moaning voice. [from 19th c.]

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happy (related)

To make inarticulate sounds of grief or pain, usually accompanied by tears

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sounds (related)

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sound

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lament

A literary or musical composition, as an elegy or dirge, mourning some death or calamity

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plaint

(Poetic or archaic) A lament or woeful cry.

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roar

To cry aloud; to proclaim loudly.

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yawl

(Brit., Dial.) yowl

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yaup

Obsolete spelling of yawp.

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shriek (related)

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screech (related)

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scream (related)

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groan (related)

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squeal (related)

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growl (related)

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hiss (related)

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yelp (related)

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murmur (related)

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wailings (related)

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shrill (related)

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whimpering (related)

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wailing

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complain

(Intransitive) To express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment.

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