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1 wail
1. intransitive verb2) (fig.) [Wind, Sirene:] heulen2. noun1) (cry) klagender Schreiwails — Geheul, das
* * *[weil] 1. verb(to utter sorrowful or complaining cries: The child is wailing over its broken toy.) jammern2. noun* * *[weɪl]( esp pej)II. vt▪ to \wail sth etw beklagen▪ to \wail that... jammern, dass...* * *[weɪl]1. n(of baby) Geschrei nt; (of mourner, music) Klagen nt; (of sirens, wind) Heulen nt; (inf = complaint) Gejammer nt (inf)a great wail/a wail of protest went up — es erhob sich lautes Wehklagen/Protestgeheul
2. vi(baby, cat) schreien; (mourner, music) klagen; (siren, wind) heulen; (inf = complain) jammern (over über +acc)* * *wail [weıl]A v/iB v/t beklagen, bejammernC s1. (Weh)Klagen n, Jammern n2. (Weh)Klage f, (-)Geschrei n3. Heulen n, Wimmern n* * *1. intransitive verb2) (fig.) [Wind, Sirene:] heulen2. noun1) (cry) klagender Schreiwails — Geheul, das
2) (fig.): (of wind etc.) Heulen, das; Geheul, das* * *v.jammern v.klagen v.
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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 — [v] cry loudly bawl, bay, bemoan, bewail, carry on*, complain, cry the blues*, deplore, fuss, grieve, howl, jowl, keen, kick, lament, moan, mourn, repine, sob, squall, ululate, weep, whimper, whine; concepts 77,185 Ant. whimper … New thesaurus
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
cry — /kruy/, v., cried, crying, n., pl. cries. v.i. 1. to utter inarticulate sounds, esp. of lamentation, grief, or suffering, usually with tears. 2. to weep; shed tears, with or without sound. 3. to call loudly; shout; yell (sometimes fol. by out). 4 … 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… …
wail — I. verb Etymology: Middle English weilen, waylen, perhaps modification (influenced by Middle English weilawei wellaway) of Old Norse væla, vāla to wail; akin to Old Norse vei woe more at woe Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. to express… … New Collegiate Dictionary
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
cry — [krī] vi. cried, crying [ME crien < OFr crier < L quiritare, to wail, shriek (var. of quirritare, to squeal like a pig < * quis, echoic of a squeal); assoc. in ancient folk etym. with L Quirites, Roman citizens (as if meaning “to call… … English World dictionary
cry — vb Cry, weep, wail, keen, whimper, blubber mean to show one s grief, pain, or distress by tears and utterances, usually inarticulate utterances. Cry and weep (the first the homelier, the second the more formal term) are frequently interchanged.… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
cry — [n1] weeping and making sad sounds bawl, bawling, bewailing, blubber, blubbering, howl, howling, keening, lament, lamentation, mourning, shedding tears, snivel, snivelling, sob, sobbing, sorrowing, tears, the blues*, wailing, weep, whimpering,… … New thesaurus