wailing

wail

W0008500 (wāl)v. wailed, wail·ing, wails v.intr.1. To make a long, loud, high-pitched cry, as in grief, sorrow, or fear. See Synonyms at cry.2. To make a prolonged, high-pitched sound suggestive of a cry: The wind wailed through the trees.v.tr. Archaic To lament over; bewail.n.1. A long, loud, high-pitched cry, as of grief or pain.2. A long, loud, high-pitched sound: the wail of a siren.3. A loud, bitter protest: A wail of misery went up when new parking restrictions were announced.

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[Middle English wailen, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse vāla, vǣla.]

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wail′er n.wail′ing·ly adv.

wailing

(ˈweɪlɪŋ) n1. prolonged high-pitched cries, as of grief or misery2. prolonged high-pitched sounds

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	wailing - loud cries made while weeping bawlingcrying, tears, weeping - the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds); "I hate to hear the crying of a child"; "she was in tears"
Adj.	1.	wailing - vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression; "lamenting sinners"; "wailing mourners"; "the wailing wind"; "wailful bagpipes"; "tangle her desires with wailful sonnets"- Shakespearelamenting, wailfulsorrowful - experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss; "sorrowful widows"; "a sorrowful tale of death and despair"; "sorrowful news"; "even in laughter the heart is sorrowful"- Proverbs 14:13

wailing

nounA fit of crying:bawling, blubbering, cry, sobbing, tear (used in plural), weeping.

Translations

lamento