wailing

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A loud drawn out scream and howl

'For as soon as I heard Tewkesbury tell of screams and wailings in the air, and no one to be seen,' said Elzevir, 'I guessed that some poor soul had got shut in the vault, and was there crying for his life.

Present participle of wail
{n} lamentation, audible sorrow
loud cries made while weeping
vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression; "lamenting sinners"; "wailing mourners"; "the wailing wind"; "wailful bagpipes"; "tangle her desires with wailful sonnets"- Shakespeare
{i} lamenting, crying, mourning
Wailing Wall
the Wailing Wall a high stone wall in Jerusalem where Jews go to pray. It is the only remaining part of the ancient Temple of Jerusalem, which was destroyed in AD70
Wailing Wall
wall located in the Old City of Jerusalem which is holy to Jews, western wall, remaining outer wall of the Temple's court-yard
wailing of sirens
shriek of sirens, warning siren
wailing wall
a wall in Jerusalem; sacred to Jews as a place of prayer and lamentation; its stones are believed to have formed part of the Temple of Solomon
weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth
consternation, worry
wail
{v} to lament, grieve, sorrow, bewail
wail
{n} lamentation, audible sorrow
wail
{f} lament, mourn, cry for; make a long loud shrill sound
wail
To weep loudly
wail
To cry out, as in sorrow
wail
cry weakly or softly; "she wailed with pain"
wail
To choose; to select
wail
a cry of sorrow and grief; "their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward"
wail
If someone wails, they make long, loud, high-pitched cries which express sorrow or pain. The women began to wail in mourning. a mother wailing for her lost child. Wail is also a noun. Wails of grief were heard as visitors filed past the site of the disaster
wail
A loud cry or shriek
wail
To make a noise like crying
wail
emit long loud cries; "wail in self-pity"; "howl with sorrow"
wail
{i} lamentation, cry of grief; long loud shrill sound; expression of objection or resentment
wail
To lament; to bewail; to grieve over; as, to wail one's death
wail
If something such as a siren or an alarm wails, it makes a long, loud, high-pitched sound. Police cars, their sirens wailing, accompanied the lorries Wail is also a noun. The wail of the bagpipe could be heard in the distance. + wailing wail·ing Our artillery opened up and we heard a fearful wailing and screeching
wail
If you wail something, you say it in a loud, high-pitched voice that shows that you are unhappy or in pain. `Now look what you've done!' Shirley wailed Primrose, stupefied by tiredness, began to wail that she was hungry
wail
Loud weeping; violent lamentation; wailing
wail
cry weakly or softly; "she wailed with pain
wail
To express sorrow audibly; to make mournful outcry; to weep
wailing
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