Wail word meaning and definition
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Meaning and definition for "wail" word
[verb] cry weakly or softly; "she wailed with pain"
[verb] emit long loud cries; "wail in self-pity"; "howl with sorrow"
\Wail\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wailed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wailing}.] [OE. wailen, weilen, probably fr. Icel. v[ae]la; cf. Icel. v[ae], vei, woe, and E. wayment, also OE. wai, wei, woe. Cf. {Woe}.] To lament; to bewail; to grieve over; as, to wail one's death. --Shak.
\Wail\, v. i. To express sorrow audibly; to make mournful outcry; to weep. Therefore I will wail and howl. --Micah i. 8.
\Wail\, n. Loud weeping; violent lamentation; wailing. ``The wail of the forest.'' --Longfellow.
Synonyms for wail
howl, lament, lamentation, mewl, plaint, pule, roar, ululate, whimper, yawl
See also: call | complaint | cry | cry | holler | hollo | scream | shout | shout out | squall | waul | wawl | weep | yell |
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Let's analyse "wail" as pure text. This string has Four letters in One syllable and Two vowels. 50% of vowels is 11.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: LIAW. Average typing speed for these characters is 1135 milliseconds. [info]
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Numerology Hearts desire number calculated from vowels:
wail: 1 + 9 = 10, reduced: 1 . and the final result is One. |
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