English

Pronunciation
AHD|w�l, IPA|/weɪl/, SAMPA|/weIl/
audio|en-us-wail.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|eɪl

Homophones
whale (in accents with the wine-whine merger)
Category:English homophones

Noun
en-noun

1. A loud cry or shriek.

#:She let out a loud, doleful wail.

Verb
en-verb

1. To cry out, as in sorrow.
2. To weep loudly.
3. To make a noise like crying.

#:The wind wailed and the rain streamed down.

Translations

Portuguese: gemido
German: [1,2] klagen
Danish: klage; jamre;
Italian: strillo
Finnish: valittaa; voivottaa;
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Japanese:
Latin:
Russian:
Dutch: huilen

Derived terms
wailer
wailingly

bg:wail
fa:wail
fr:wail
hy:wail
io:wail
fi:wail
te:wail
vi:wail
zh:wail

• 2007-11-18 23:03 - Rlue - /* Translations */ - Corrected spelling error ("Prtuguese" to "Portuguese")

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