To utter or emit a long, mournful, plaintive sound

• bay

  1. To utter a deep, prolonged bark.
  2. To bark or howl in long, deep tones
  3. To bark at; hence, to follow with barking; to bring or drive to bay.

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  1. To utter a deep, prolonged bark.
  2. To bark or howl in long, deep tones
  3. To bark at; hence, to follow with barking; to bring or drive to bay.

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• howl

  1. To shout or laugh in scorn, mirth, etc.
  2. To drive or effect by howling
  3. To utter the long, loud, wailing cry of wolves, dogs, etc.

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  1. To shout or laugh in scorn, mirth, etc.
  2. To drive or effect by howling
  3. To utter the long, loud, wailing cry of wolves, dogs, etc.

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• moan

  1. To complain about; bewail
  2. To complain, lament, grieve, etc.
  3. To complain, lament, or grieve:

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  1. To complain about; bewail
  2. To complain, lament, grieve, etc.
  3. To complain, lament, or grieve:

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• ululate

  1. To howl or hoot
  2. To wail or lament loudly
  3. To howl, wail, or lament loudly, especially by alternating rapidly between two high-pitched sounds.

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  1. To howl or hoot
  2. To wail or lament loudly
  3. To howl, wail, or lament loudly, especially by alternating rapidly between two high-pitched sounds.

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• wail

  1. (Slang, Jazz) To play in an intense or inspired manner
  2. Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
  3. To express grief or pain by long, loud cries

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  1. (Slang, Jazz) To play in an intense or inspired manner
  2. Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
  3. To express grief or pain by long, loud cries

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

• bawl

  1. To shout or call out noisily; bellow; yell
  2. To weep and wail loudly
  3. To cry or sob loudly; wail.

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  1. To shout or call out noisily; bellow; yell
  2. To weep and wail loudly
  3. To cry or sob loudly; wail.

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• blubber

  1. To say while blubbering
  2. To sob noisily.
  3. To utter while crying and sobbing.

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  1. To say while blubbering
  2. To sob noisily.
  3. To utter while crying and sobbing.

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• cry

  1. To sob and shed tears, in expressing sorrow, pain, grief, etc.; weep
  2. To shed tears, especially as a result of strong emotion such as grief, sorrow, pain, or joy.
  3. (Archaic) To beg for; implore:

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  1. To sob and shed tears, in expressing sorrow, pain, grief, etc.; weep
  2. To shed tears, especially as a result of strong emotion such as grief, sorrow, pain, or joy.
  3. (Archaic) To beg for; implore:

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• howl

  1. To cry or wail loudly, as in pain, sorrow, or anger.
  2. (Slang) To laugh heartily.
  3. To shout or laugh in scorn, mirth, etc.

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  1. To cry or wail loudly, as in pain, sorrow, or anger.
  2. (Slang) To laugh heartily.
  3. To shout or laugh in scorn, mirth, etc.

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• keen

  1. To wail in lamentation, especially for the dead.
  2. To utter with a loud wailing voice or wordless cry.
  3. (Intransitive) To utter a keen.

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  1. To wail in lamentation, especially for the dead.
  2. To utter with a loud wailing voice or wordless cry.
  3. (Intransitive) To utter a keen.

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• sob

  1. To put or bring (oneself) into a specified condition by sobbing:
  2. To weep aloud with a catch or break in the voice and short, gasping breaths
  3. To weep aloud with convulsive gasping; cry uncontrollably.

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  1. To put or bring (oneself) into a specified condition by sobbing:
  2. To weep aloud with a catch or break in the voice and short, gasping breaths
  3. To weep aloud with convulsive gasping; cry uncontrollably.

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• wail

  1. To express grief or pain by long, loud cries
  2. Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
  3. To cry out in mourning or lamentation

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  1. To express grief or pain by long, loud cries
  2. Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
  3. To cry out in mourning or lamentation

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• weep

  1. To emit or run with drops of liquid:
  2. To shed (tears) as an expression of emotion:
  3. To manifest or give expression to a strong emotion, usually grief or sorrow, by crying, wailing, or, esp., shedding tears

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  1. To emit or run with drops of liquid:
  2. To shed (tears) as an expression of emotion:
  3. To manifest or give expression to a strong emotion, usually grief or sorrow, by crying, wailing, or, esp., shedding tears

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To cry loudly, as a healthy child does from pain or distress

• bawl

  1. To shout or call out noisily; bellow; yell
  2. To cry or sob loudly; wail.
  3. To weep and wail loudly

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  1. To shout or call out noisily; bellow; yell
  2. To cry or sob loudly; wail.
  3. To weep and wail loudly

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• howl

  1. To cry or wail loudly, as in pain, sorrow, or anger.
  2. To shout or laugh in scorn, mirth, etc.
  3. To utter with a howl or howls

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  1. To cry or wail loudly, as in pain, sorrow, or anger.
  2. To shout or laugh in scorn, mirth, etc.
  3. To utter with a howl or howls

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• wail

  1. (Obsolete) To choose; to select.
  2. To express grief or pain by long, loud cries
  3. To cry out in mourning or lamentation

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  1. (Obsolete) To choose; to select.
  2. To express grief or pain by long, loud cries
  3. To cry out in mourning or lamentation

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A long, mournful cry

• bay

  1. (Informal) San Francisco Bay.
  2. A section or compartment, as in a service station, barn, or aircraft, that is set off for a specific purpose:
  3. Sick bay

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  1. (Informal) San Francisco Bay.
  2. A section or compartment, as in a service station, barn, or aircraft, that is set off for a specific purpose:
  3. Sick bay

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• howl

  1. A loud derisive call:
  2. Any similar sound
  3. A long, loud, wailing cry of a wolf, dog, etc.

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  1. A loud derisive call:
  2. Any similar sound
  3. A long, loud, wailing cry of a wolf, dog, etc.

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• moan

  1. A similar sound:
  2. A low, sustained, mournful cry, usually indicative of sorrow or pain.
  3. A long, low vocal sound as of sorrow or pain or of sexual pleasure

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  1. A similar sound:
  2. A low, sustained, mournful cry, usually indicative of sorrow or pain.
  3. A long, low vocal sound as of sorrow or pain or of sexual pleasure

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• ululation

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• wail

  1. A sound like this
  2. A loud, bitter protest:
  3. A long, loud, high-pitched sound:

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  1. A sound like this
  2. A loud, bitter protest:
  3. A long, loud, high-pitched sound:

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