Wail synonyms
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Part of speech:
To weep and wail loudly
To lament; to complain.
To say (something) while sobbing.
To complain or protest in a childish or annoying fashion:
(Slang) To go on a spree.
To cry with a low, whining, broken voice; to whine; to complain.
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To claim or express pain, displeasure, etc.
mourn (related)
To utter in a manner expressing sorrow
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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To express disapproval of or regret for; deplore:
To weep loudly, like a child
To deplore is defined as to be sorry about or to strongly disapprove of something.
To trouble or worry over trifles.
To cry weakly, like a baby; whimper or whine
To whimper or whine, as a sick or fretful child does
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To howl loudly or prolongedly in lamentation or joy
To cause to move in a smooth wavelike motion:
To utter or express with a loud cry.
Express by yowling; utter with a yowl.
To bay means to make a loud, howling noise.
happy (related)
To make inarticulate sounds of grief or pain, usually accompanied by tears
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A literary or musical composition, as an elegy or dirge, mourning some death or calamity
To cry aloud; to proclaim loudly.
shriek (related)
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screech (related)
scream (related)
groan (related)
squeal (related)
growl (related)
hiss (related)
yelp (related)
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murmur (related)
wailings (related)
shrill (related)
whimpering (related)
Find another word for wail. In this page you can discover 46 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for wail, like: cry, bawl, weep, sob, whine, howl, whimper, keen, wailing, complain and mourn.