Wailing

/ˈweɪlɪŋ/

Synonyms for "wailing" (77 found)

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Closest matches (16)

Noun(6 words)

bawling alarm bewail caterwauling cry crying

acute argute bawling bemoaning bewailing blatant creaky cryingear piercingear-piercing

Strong matches (23)

grieving howlingin mourningkeen keening lamentation lamenting lowing moaning mourning mugient

Noun(10 words)

howl howling keening lament lamentation lamenting lugubrious melancholic mournful mournfulness

Verb(1 words)

howled

Adjective(1 words)

lamenting

Related words (38)

Noun(13 words)

outcry plaintiveritual lamentscreech signal sirens sobbing somber sorrowful squalling ululate weepings yowling

penetrating piercing piping puling querulous reedy screaky screeching screechy sharp shrieking shrieky shrill sorrow sorrowing squeaking squeaky thin ululant ululation

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whining whistling

Verb(2 words)

ululated ululating

Adjective(1 words)

wailful

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

20 entries

alarm signalceremonial expressioncry cryingemit noiseemit soundemotional descriptoremotional expressionemotional mood descriptoremotional stateexpress emotionexpression lamentmood descriptormusical timbre descriptorsound

Showing 16 of 20 words.

More specific

25 entries

air raid sirenambulance sirencollective outcrydismal tonefuneral lamentgloomy moodhowl keening lamentlamenting crymass lamentmass protestmelancholic wailpolice sirenritual lamentationshriek

Showing 16 of 25 words.

Collocations

14 entries

Wailing Wallceaseless wailingloud wailingwail of alarmwail of griefwail of mourningwail of sirenswailing choruswailing crieswailing crywailing lamentwailing sirenwailing voicewailing wind

Inflections

5 entries

more wailingmost wailingwailed wailings wails

Derivations

5 entries

wail wailed wailer wailful wails

similar

1 entries

sorrowful

Sample sentences

12 total sentences available.

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The sirens are wailing.

Source: tatoeba (1484768)

In the Lithuanian township of Veisiejai, he was present at the death of a little girl. A raging fever consumed her. The unhappy mother almost went crazy with sorrow. For months afterwards he would hear her continual tears and wailing. He decided to leave general practice and to specialize as an oculist.

Source: tatoeba (5423487)

Tears ensue, / and wailing, shrill as though her heart would bleed.

Source: tatoeba (7045317)

I looked about me and found, close to the forest, a helpless babe, lying quite naked upon the grasses and wailing piteously.

Source: tatoeba (7564641)

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