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Meanings of faint wailing in English

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Usage of faint wailing in English
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Then he heard the faint wailing of a siren in the distance.
The god project
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He was thinking of them, when he heard a faint wailing.
Christmas in Legend and Story: A Book for Boys and Girls
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Everything around was profoundly still, except the faint wailing of the wind among the telegraph wires.
True to his Colours / The Life that Wears Best
4
Towards afternoon they heard a faint wailing noise on ahead; it grew distincter as they proceeded.
The Cloister and the Hearth
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In the distance behind him, Chip heard the faint wailing of the siren on Harn Whalen's car.
Cry for the strangers
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There is a faint wailing of wind.
The Little Dream: An Allegory in Six Scenes
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A faint wailing cry of startled pain, and Barbara flew to Mrs. Hare, from whom it proceeded.
East Lynne
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A faint wailing ghosted down the stairwell, a mournful sound that could not help but stop our laughter.
The eyes of a king
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Distantly she heard the faint wailing that rose from the square as the people there saw death coming toward them.
The Rains Came
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And then as Joel told himself that he was a fool, a faint wailing cry brought him to his feet.
Other People's Business: The Romantic Career of the Practical Mi...
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Save for the faint wailing of the distant women there was silence, in which an owl screeched harshly, a good omen.
Witch-Doctors
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The old woman started to make a faint wailing sound, a sound with a quavering pitch, a sound like a half-remembered lullaby.
Think of a number
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Faint wailing through the time