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Meaning of wail

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  wail
      n 1: a cry of sorrow and grief; "their pitiful laments could be
           heard throughout the ward" [syn: {lament}, {lamentation},
           {plaint}, {wail}]
      v 1: emit long loud cries; "wail in self-pity"; "howl with
           sorrow" [syn: {howl}, {ululate}, {wail}, {roar}, {yawl},
           {yaup}]
      2: cry weakly or softly; "she wailed with pain" [syn: {wail},
         {whimper}, {mewl}, {pule}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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