Wail

v. t.	1.	To choose; to select.
	1.	To lament; to bewail; to grieve over; as, to wail one's death. [imp. & p. p. Wailed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Wailing.]
v. i.	1.	To express sorrow audibly; to make mournful outcry; to weep. Therefore I will wail and howl.
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" Synonyms: lament, lamentation, plaint
Verb	1.	wail - emit long loud cries; "wail in self-pity"; "howl with sorrow" Synonyms: howl, ululate, yawl, roar
	2.	wail - cry weakly or softly; "she wailed with pain" Synonyms: mewl, pule, whimper

To hear a wail in your dream, foretells fearful news and sorrow.bark, bawl, bay, bell, bellow, blare, blat, blate, bleat, blubber, boohoo, boom, bray, breathe, buzz, cackle, call, caterwaul, chant, chirp, coo, creak, crow, cry out, dolorous tirade, drawl, exclaim, flute, fuss, gasp, give tongue, give voice, groan, growl, grunt, hiss, howl, jeremiad, keen, kick, lilt, low, make an outcry, meow, mew, mewl, miaow, moo, mumble, murmur, mutter, neigh, nicker, outcry, pant, pipe, plaint, planctus, pule, quest, repine, roar, rumble, screak, scream, screech, shriek, shrill, sibilate, sigh, sing, skirl, skreigh, snap, snarl, snort, sob, sough, squall, squawk, squeak, squeal, thunder, tirade, troat, trumpet, twang, ululate, ululation, wail of woe, warble, whicker, whimper, whine, whinny, whisper, whistle, wrawl, yammer, yap, yawl, yawp, yell, yelp, yip, yowl

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