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wail   (TTS Sound)

The noun wail has 1 sense

• lament, lamentation, plaint, wail -- (a cry of sorrow and grief; "their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward")

The verb wail has 2 senses

• howl, ululate, wail, roar, yawl, yaup -- (emit long loud cries; "wail in self-pity"; "howl with sorrow")


• wail, whimper, mewl, pule -- (cry weakly or softly; "she wailed with pain")