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to wail
01
to cry out loudly and mournfully, often expressing grief, pain, or intense sorrow
Intransitive
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
wail
3rd person singular
wails
Present participle
wailing
Past simple
wailed
Past participle
wailed
Examples
The woman wailed in despair upon hearing the tragic news of her brother's accident.
02
to produce a long, high-pitched sound
Intransitive
Examples
The sirens wailed in the distance as the emergency vehicles rushed by.
Wail
01
a cry of sorrow and grief
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
wails
Lexical Tree
wailer
wailing
wailing
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