waul

[US]/wɔːl/
[UK]/wɔl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi.to cry out loudly; to wail; to cry
n.a loud cry; wailing
Word Forms
Third Person Singularwauls
Present Participlewauling
Past Tensewauled
Past Participlewauled

Phrases & Collocations

waul in distress

waul at night

waul for help

waul with joy

waul in pain

waul in fear

waul with excitement

Example Sentences

the baby goat began to waul for its mother.

when the wind blows, you can hear the waul of the wolves.

she could hear the waul of the siren in the distance.

the lost puppy wauls until someone finds it.

as the storm approached, the trees seemed to waul in the wind.

the child wauls when he doesn't get his way.

during the night, the owls waul to communicate.

he could not sleep due to the waul of the animals outside.

the waul of the baby seals is a heartbreaking sound.

she tried to comfort the wauling child with a lullaby.

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