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Meanings of wail in English
Usage of wail in English
1
Told that journalists didn't consider it news, he would wail, Why not?
2
The lost float up in shadowy forms, and wail in whispered despair.
3
A woman's heart throbbed in the lilt and broke in the wail.
4
Fitfully the words came on the wind, in an almost heart-breaking wail:
5
For a second, Willy heard the ghostly wail of her daughter's voice.
6
As he topped the rise, she gave a great wail of torment.
7
The little voice rose higher and higher in a sort of wail.
8
The wail of anguish in her voice went straight to his heart.
9
From below, rose a shrill wail; and the door ceased its groaning.
10
Through the open window, I heard a siren wail in the distance.
11
One more wail would go the round in that wind by night.
12
The two women, terrified, began to wail in concert with the dog.
13
And therewith across the muttering thunder came a wail of the ghost-music.
14
The wail and bark of a jackal came from the landward plain.
15
The third and last scream died out in a low, bubbling wail.
16
The voice sank away in a low wail, and Amzi sprang up.
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Translations for wail
Wail through the time
Wail across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common