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wailingly
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.
[Middle English wailen, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse vāla, vǣla.]
wail′er n.wail′ing·ly adv.wailingly (ˈweɪlɪŋlɪ) advin a wailing mannerIdiomsSeewail |