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• wail´er — wail «wayl», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to cry long and loud because of grief or pain: »The baby wailed. 2. to make a mournful or shrill sound: »The wind wailed around the old house. The sirens were wailing for a total blackout (Graham Greene). 3. to… …   Useful english dictionary

• wail — [weıl] v [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: From a Scandinavian language] 1.) [T] to say something in a loud, sad, and complaining way ▪ But what shall I do? Bernard wailed. 2.) to cry out with a long high sound, especially because you are very sad or in… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• wail — [wāl] vi. [ME wailen < ON væla, to lament < væ, WOE] 1. to express grief or pain by long, loud cries 2. to make a plaintive, sad, crying sound [the wind wailing in the trees] 3. Jazz Slang to play in an intense or inspired manner vt.… …   English World dictionary

• wail — [[t]we͟ɪl[/t]] wails, wailing, wailed 1) VERB If someone wails, they make long, loud, high pitched cries which express sorrow or pain. The women began to wail in mourning... [V for n] A mother wailing for her lost child. Derived words: wailing N… …   English dictionary

• wail — wailer, n. wailingly, adv. /wayl/, v.i. 1. to utter a prolonged, inarticulate, mournful cry, usually high pitched or clear sounding, as in grief or suffering: to wail with pain. 2. to make mournful sounds, as music or the wind. 3. to lament or… …   Universalium

• wail — /weɪl / (say wayl) verb (i) 1. to utter a prolonged, inarticulate, mournful cry, usually high pitched or clear sounding, as in grief or suffering: the child wailed when he fell over. 2. to sound mournfully, as music, the wind, etc. 3. to lament… …  

• The King of the Golden River — infobox Book | name = The King of the Golden River title orig = translator = author = John Ruskin cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = genre = Fairy tales, Fantasy, Novel publisher = Smith, Elder Co. (1851) release… …   Wikipedia

• wail — verb 1 (T) to say something in a loud, sad, and complaining way: “But what shall I do?” Bernard wailed. 2 (I) to cry out with a long, high sound, especially because you are very sad or in pain: weeping and wailing: weeping and wailing with grief… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• wail — [[t]weɪl[/t]] v. i. 1) to utter a prolonged, mournful cry, as in grief or suffering 2) to make mournful sounds, as music or the wind 3) to lament or mourn bitterly 4) sts Slang. to express emotion musically or verbally in an exciting, satisfying… …   From formal English to slang

• wail — n. & v. n. 1 a prolonged plaintive inarticulate loud high pitched cry of pain, grief, etc. 2 a sound like or suggestive of this. v. 1 intr. utter a wail. 2 intr. lament or complain persistently or bitterly. 3 intr. (of the wind etc.) make a sound …   Useful english dictionary

• wail — 1. noun /weɪl/ A loud cry or shriek. She let out a loud, doleful wail. 2. verb /weɪl/ a) To cry out, as in sorrow. The wind wailed and the rain streamed down …   Wiktionary