📚 verb • entry_id 15269

wail

/weɪl/

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Meanings (ES + gloss)

lamentar • llorar

To cry out, as in sorrow or anguish.

llorar

To weep, lament persistently or bitterly.

gemir

To make a noise like mourning or crying.

The wind wailed and the rain streamed down.

Phrases

bewail wail on wailer wailingly

Word forms

wailed wailed wailing wails