| lament | | |
| 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. |
| n. (communication) | 2. coronach, dirge, lament, requiem, threnody | a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person. |
| ~ keen | a funeral lament sung with loud wailing. |
| ~ song, vocal | a short musical composition with words.; "a successful musical must have at least three good songs" |
| n. (communication) | 3. elegy, lament | a mournful poem; a lament for the dead. |
| ~ poem, verse form | a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines. |
| v. (emotion) | 4. keen, lament | express grief verbally.; "we lamented the death of the child" |
| ~ grieve, sorrow | feel grief. |
| ~ express emotion, express feelings | give verbal or other expression to one's feelings. |
| v. (communication) | 5. bemoan, bewail, deplore, lament | regret strongly.; "I deplore this hostile action"; "we lamented the loss of benefits" |
| ~ complain, kvetch, plain, quetch, sound off, kick | express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness.; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about" |
| 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 | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. 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) | 2. 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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