waile

[US]/weɪl/
[UK]/weɪl/

Translation

v.to utter a prolonged, mournful cry
n.a wailing cry
Word Forms
Pluralwailes

Phrases & Collocations

wailed in pain

wailed like a

siren wailed

wind wailed

Example Sentences

the child was wailing loudly in the supermarket.

the ambulance siren wailed in the distance.

the wind wailed around the old house all night.

she started wailing when she heard the bad news.

a police car raced past with its siren wailing.

the baby was wailing for his mother.

the mourners wailed at the funeral.

guitars wailed in the rock song.

the dog sat outside and wailed for hours.

why is the cat wailing at the moon?

the tornado siren began wailing at noon.

the engines wailed as the plane took off.

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