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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
wail/weɪl/
▶noun a prolonged high-pitched cry of pain, grief, or anger.
■ a sound resembling this.
▶verb- 1 give or utter a wail.
- 2 literary manifest or feel deep sorrow for; lament.
– derivatives
wailer noun,
wailful adjective (literary),
wailing noun & adjective,
wailingly adverb.
wailer noun,
wailful adjective (literary),
wailing noun & adjective,
wailingly adverb.
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"whale on" or "wail on"?
an old woman’s voice began plaintive wail
preposition after "wail"
this dude can wail
wail on my pecs
an old woman’s voice began plaintive wail
preposition after "wail"
this dude can wail
wail on my pecs
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