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wails

Main Entry:: ¹wail
Pronunciation:: \ˈwāl\
Function:: verb
Etymology:: Middle English weilen, waylen, perhaps modification (influenced by Middle English weilawei wellaway) of Old Norse væla, vāla to wail; akin to Old Norse vei woe — more at woe
Date:: 14th century

intransitive verb1: to express sorrow audibly : lament2: to make a sound suggestive of a mournful cry3: to express dissatisfaction plaintively : complaintransitive verbarchaic 1: bewail2: to say or express plaintively <wailed that her cake was ruined>

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\ˈwā-lər\ noun

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