Wail: alternatives and connections

To command or request to come or be present; to summon; as, to call a servant.

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Expression of grief, regret, pain, censure, or resentment; lamentation; murmuring; accusation; fault-finding.

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To make a loud call or cry; to call or exclaim vehemently or earnestly; to shout; to vociferate; to proclaim; to pray; to implore.

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Ho there; stop; attend; hence, a loud cry or a call to attract attention; a halloo.

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To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to shriek; to screech.

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To utter a sudden and loud outcry, as in joy, triumph, or exultation, or to attract attention, to animate soldiers, etc.

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A sudden violent gust of wind often attended with rain or snow.

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The lapwing; the wipe; -- so called from its cry.

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To cry out, or shriek, with a hideous noise; to cry or scream as with agony or horror.

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A sudden violent gust of wind often attended with rain or snow.

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To cry as a cat; to squall; to wail.

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See Waul.

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To cry, as a young child; to squall.

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To cry, as a young child; to squall.

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To cry with a full, loud, continued sound.

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To cry with a full, loud, continued sound.

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A howling, as of a dog or wolf; a wailing.

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A howling, as of a dog or wolf; a wailing.

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To utter a loud, protraced, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do.

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To express or feel sorrow; to weep or wail; to mourn.

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The act of bewailing; audible expression of sorrow; wailing; moaning.

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To cry, as a young child; to squall.

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Audible expression of sorrow; lamentation; complaint; hence, a mournful song; a lament.

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To cry like a chicken.

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To cry with a full, loud, continued sound.

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To howl, as a dog or a wolf; to wail; as, ululating jackals.

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To cry with a low, whining, broken voice; to whine; to complain; as, a child whimpers.

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To cry out like a child; to yelp.

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A small ship's boat, usually rowed by four or six oars.

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