| wailing | | |
| n. (act) | 1. bawling, wailing | loud cries made while weeping. |
| ~ crying, tears, weeping | the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds).; "I hate to hear the crying of a child"; "she was in tears" |
| adj. | 2. lamenting, wailful, wailing | vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression.; "lamenting sinners"; "wailing mourners"; "the wailing wind"; "wailful bagpipes"; "tangle her desires with wailful sonnets" |
| ~ sorrowful | experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss.; "sorrowful widows"; "a sorrowful tale of death and despair"; "sorrowful news"; "even in laughter the heart is sorrowful" |
| weeping | | |
| n. (act) | 1. crying, tears, weeping | the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds).; "I hate to hear the crying of a child"; "she was in tears" |
| ~ snivel, sniveling | whining in a tearful manner. |
| ~ sobbing, sob | convulsive gasp made while weeping. |
| ~ bawling, wailing | loud cries made while weeping. |
| ~ bodily function, bodily process, body process, activity | an organic process that takes place in the body.; "respiratory activity" |
| adj. | 2. dolorous, dolourous, lachrymose, tearful, weeping | showing sorrow. |
| ~ sorrowful | experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss.; "sorrowful widows"; "a sorrowful tale of death and despair"; "sorrowful news"; "even in laughter the heart is sorrowful" |
| adj. | 3. cernuous, drooping, nodding, pendulous, weeping | having branches or flower heads that bend downward.; "nodding daffodils"; "the pendulous branches of a weeping willow"; "lilacs with drooping panicles of fragrant flowers" |
| ~ biological science, biology | the science that studies living organisms. |
| ~ unerect | not upright in position or posture. |
| sob | | |
| n. (state) | 1. breathlessness, shortness of breath, sob | a dyspneic condition. |
| ~ dyspnea, dyspnoea | difficult or labored respiration. |
| n. (person) | 2. asshole, bastard, cocksucker, dickhead, mother fucker, motherfucker, prick, shit, sob, son of a bitch, whoreson | insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous. |
| ~ dirty word, vulgarism, obscenity, filth, smut | an offensive or indecent word or phrase. |
| ~ disagreeable person, unpleasant person | a person who is not pleasant or agreeable. |
| n. (act) | 3. sob, sobbing | convulsive gasp made while weeping. |
| ~ crying, tears, weeping | the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds).; "I hate to hear the crying of a child"; "she was in tears" |
| v. (body) | 4. sob | weep convulsively.; "He was sobbing inconsolably" |
| ~ 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" |
| 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" |
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