v. t. | 1. | To choose; to select. |
1. | To lament; to bewail; to grieve over; | |
v. i. | 1. | To express sorrow audibly; to make mournful outcry; to weep. |
n. | 1. | Loud weeping; violent lamentation; wailing. |
Noun | 1. | wail - a cry of sorrow and grief; "their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward" |
Verb | 1. | wail - emit long loud cries; "wail in self-pity"; "howl with sorrow" |
2. | wail - cry weakly or softly; "she wailed with pain" |