| wail | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. lament, lamentation, plaint, wail | a cry of sorrow and grief.; "their pitiful laments could be heard throughout the ward" |
| ~ complaint | (formerly) a loud cry (or repeated cries) of pain or rage or sorrow. |
| v. (communication) | 2. howl, roar, ululate, wail, yaup, yawl | emit long loud cries.; "wail in self-pity"; "howl with sorrow" |
| ~ cry, scream, shout out, yell, holler, shout, squall, hollo, call | utter a sudden loud cry.; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me" |
| ~ squall, waul, wawl | make high-pitched, whiney noises. |
| v. (body) | 3. mewl, pule, wail, whimper | cry weakly or softly.; "she wailed with pain" |
| ~ weep, cry | shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain.; "She cried bitterly when she heard the news of his death"; "The girl in the wheelchair wept with frustration when she could not get up the stairs" |
| weep | | |
| v. (body) | 1. cry, weep | shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain.; "She cried bitterly when she heard the news of his death"; "The girl in the wheelchair wept with frustration when she could not get up the stairs" |
| ~ mewl, pule, whimper, wail | cry weakly or softly.; "she wailed with pain" |
| ~ cry | bring into a particular state by crying.; "The little boy cried himself to sleep" |
| ~ bawl | cry loudly.; "Don't bawl in public!" |
| ~ tear | fill with tears or shed tears.; "Her eyes were tearing" |
| ~ sob | weep convulsively.; "He was sobbing inconsolably" |
| ~ blub, blubber, sniffle, snivel, snuffle | cry or whine with snuffling.; "Stop snivelling--you got yourself into this mess!" |
| ~ express emotion, express feelings | give verbal or other expression to one's feelings. |
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