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[Verb] | "wail" | \ ˈwāl \
1: to express sorrow audibly : lament
2: to make a sound suggestive of a mournful cry
3: to express dissatisfaction plaintively : complain
Origin: 14th century ;
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 ;
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[Noun] | "wail"
1: a usually prolonged cry or sound expressing grief or pain
2: a sound suggestive of wailing
3: a querulous expression of grievance : complaint
Origin: 15th century ;
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[Noun] | "wails"
1: a crying out in grief;
* e.g., " ... a prolonged wail arose from every corner of the city as the victims of the earthquake were unearthed from the rubble "
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2: a long low sound indicating pain or grief;
* e.g., " ... rescuers heard a faint wail coming from the pile of rubble, a sure sign that one of the victims was still alive "
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3: an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment;
* e.g., " ... a transit fare increase that is sure to bring wails from the straphangers "
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[Noun] | "wail"
1: a crying out in grief;
* e.g., " ... a prolonged wail arose from every corner of the city as the victims of the earthquake were unearthed from the rubble "
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2: a long low sound indicating pain or grief;
* e.g., " ... rescuers heard a faint wail coming from the pile of rubble, a sure sign that one of the victims was still alive "
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[Verb] | "wails"
1: to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely;
* e.g., " ... the state's residents are always wailing about their high taxes "
Synonyms :
nags,
2: to make a long loud mournful sound;
* e.g., " ... the women stood beside the coffins, wailing for their fallen sons and daughters "
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[Verb] | "wail"
1: to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely;
* e.g., " ... the state's residents are always wailing about their high taxes "
2: to make a long loud mournful sound;
* e.g., " ... the women stood beside the coffins, wailing for their fallen sons and daughters "
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[Verb] | "wail (for)"
1: to feel or express sorrow for;
* e.g., " ... her grandfather asked her not to wail for him, saying that he had had a good life and was at peace "
Antonyms :
joy,
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# 1 - { wail on:3208242 }
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[ "wail on" ]
1: verb.
* e.g., ... yo that big nigga's gonna wail on that lil nigga and fuck him up!
[ "wail on" ]
2: To beat up someone using a flurry of punches and kicks thrown quickly one after another and landing so fast that the victim has no time to avoid or block any of them.
# 2 - { wail:1279453 }
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[ "wail" ]
1: To go nuts on any instrument, including the voice, by either playing extremely hard or hitting the money highnote.
* e.g., ... The saxophonist from the 80's group Men at Work really wails throughout the song "Who Can It Be Now."
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[ "wail" ]
1: To weep loudly, to cry or bawl, to lament or mourn for someone.
* e.g., ... The wind was howling outside that night. At about midnight, we heard a woman wailing, broken by occasional sobs. We knew instantly that it was the banshee. We knew then that one of us would soon die.
[ "wail" ]
2: To cry out, usually in grief.
* e.g., ... As I was locking up for the night, I heard a little girl somewhere in the building, and she was wailing. Following the sound into into the women's room, I saw a little girl of about four, her face flushed from crying. As I walked towards her, she disappeared. Was this my imagination or had I seen a ghost?
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[ "Wail" ]
1: Amongst the purest and kindest human being that you’ll ever encounter. Such a gentleman with a beautiful smile that whenever you’ll look at their face, they’ll make your day a billion times brighter. Such a lovely person with a kind-heart. No matter when or wherever you need them, they’ll always be there for you. They’ll always have your back and can make your day go from 0 to 100. Wail, I love you!
* e.g., ... F: Wail, you’re so cute!
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[ "wail" ]
1: Often used to describe the extremely aggressive punching action of one person against another during a fight
* e.g., ... Did you see that? He was wailing on that guy!
# 6 - { wail:66023 }
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[ "wail" ]
1: To make an intensely high note on a guitar.
* e.g., ... Nobody can out-wail Yngwie Malmsteen.
# 7 - { Wail:2002841 }
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[ "Wail" ]
1: meaning to bash up serverly
* e.g., ... hey lets go wail on that guy
# 8 - { Wail:1923993 }
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[ "Wail" ]
1: To create one of the most glorious sounds ever concieved by the the great Metal gods. That is to unleash from the soul a most triumphant Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!! or Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhh! at extremely high or accending frequency with much vibrato.
* e.g., ... You know that old Judas Priest song called "The Ripper" where Rob Halford lets out a most hallacious wail that just makes your balls quiver?
[ "Wail" ]
2: Vocal emissions from Rob Halford or Eric Adams(of Manowar).
* e.g., ... Pendletron: Theres this wicked awesome song by Manowar where Adams lets out this otherworldly, mega wail that just makes my ass pucker in elation...
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[ "wail" ]
1: to be absolutely awesome
* e.g., ... That new µ release fucking wails!
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[ "wail" ]
1: verb-To eat or drink, or consume something very fast
* e.g., ... Wow, I really wailed that sandwich!
[ "wail" ]
2: verb-To hit or punch repeatedly
* e.g., ... You missed a great fight, you should've seen him wail on his face!!!
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