Wails
noun, verb
noun, verb ·1 syllable ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 plural of wail form-of, plural
Verb
- 1 third-person singular simple present indicative of wail form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Example
More examples"Meanwhile a mingled murmur through the street / rolls onward – wails of anguish, shrieks of fear –, / and though my father's mansion stood secrete, / embowered in foliage, nearer and more near / peals the dire clang of arms, and loud and clear, / borne on fierce echoes that in tumult blend, / war-shout and wail come thickening on the ear."
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