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wail
Part of speech: VerbTo mourn or lament aloud; to utter a loud cry.
Part of speech: NounA lamentation or mournful cry.
Usage examples "wail":- " Let her wail, whoever she is- lady or maiden," said Hippolytus, " for this has nothing to do with my lord Tirant." - "The White Knight: Tirant lo Blanc", Joanot Martorell and Marti Johan d'Galba.
- Hilary and Anna had lately sung this wail together, but not to its end, she had called it " so ungenuine." - "Kincaid's Battery", George W. Cable.
- She longed to drop down upon the keys and wail her heart out, but she might not. - "The City of Fire", Grace Livingston Hill.