wail noun
ADJ. loud | high, high-pitched | banshee | distant We could just hear the distant wail of a siren.
VERB + WAIL give, let out | hear
PREP. with a ~ With a wail he threw himself on the bed and buried his face in the pillow. | ~ of She gave a wail of anguish. > Note at SOUND
wail verb
ADV. almost | helplessly
VERB + WAIL begin to | hear sb
PREP. for wailing for her dead husband | with She wailed with despair.
PHRASES weeping and wailing A crowd of women followed the coffin, weeping and wailing.
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