wailing
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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