nnoun.communicationa cry of sorrow and griefSynset:lament lamentation plaint
Examples:- their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward
Derivationally Related Form:waillament
Hypernyms:complaint
Inherited Hypernyms:lamentcomplaintcryutteranceauditory communicationcommunicationabstractionentity
vverb.communicationemit long loud criesSynset:howl roar ululate yaup yawl
Examples:- wail in self-pity
- howl with sorrow
Derivationally Related Form:wailroaringhowlroarwailerwailinghowlingululation
Hypernyms:call cry holler hollo scream shout shout out squall yell
Inherited Hypernyms:howlshoututter
Direct Hyponyms:squallwaulwawl
Full Troponyms:squall
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Somebody ---s | You can hear animals --- in the meadows (apply to: wail) | The meadows --- with animals (apply to: wail) | The birds --- in the woods (apply to: ululate) | The woods --- with many kinds of birds (apply to: ululate)
vverb.bodycry weakly or softlySynset:mewl pule whimper
Derivationally Related Form:wailwhimper
Hypernyms:cry weep
Inherited Hypernyms:wailcryexpress emotion
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s