wailing
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wailing
- /ˈweɪlɪŋ/
Sounds like whaling, waling · Rhymes with -eɪlɪŋ
Where it comes from
From wail + -ing.
noun wailings
- A loud drawn out scream or howl. 'For as soon as I heard Tewkesbury tell of screams and wailings in the air, and no one to be seen,' said Elzevir, 'I guessed that some poor soul had got shut in the vault, and was there crying for his life.
verb
- present participle and gerund of wail Craig ran off wailing because his friend pulled a prank on him.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: bawling, wailful, lamenting, sorrowful, crying, sobbing, keening, howling, moaning, screaming, groaning, weeping, yowling, ululating, shrieking, blubbering
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title = {wailing},
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