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Meanings of wailing in English
Usage of wailing in English
1
A bell tolled; in the distance we heard the wailing of women.
2
Sirens were wailing loudly; it was a very dramatic scene, she said.
3
Somewhere in the depths of the great house, a thin wailing began.
4
He was passing in the street and had heard the wailing cry.
5
Closer was the wailing; again that faint tremor quivered over the place.
6
Again there was the sound of a wailing voice in the air.
7
After patiently hearing my wailing, she said something that I'll never forget.
8
Just cause had they for wailing; need enow they had in sooth.
9
Screams and wailing gave way to moans and shrill cries for help.
10
From a distance came a wailing he couldn't call human or animal.
11
The wailing clang of the boiler went out over the whole town.
12
At 60 miles altitude a thin wailing seemed to develop without reason.
13
The wailing of the fiddle floated out upon the warm afternoon air.
14
I'm right here! But the child's wailing only got louder in response.
15
The cries of dreamers, the wailing of sufferers, arose amidst general snoring.
16
Bewildered in the jungle, the queer-looking men wandered aimlessly, moaning and wailing.
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Frequent collocations
Wailing through the time
Wailing across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Less common