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wailing

DEFINITIONS OF: wailing

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n loud cries made while weeping

Synonyms:
bawling
Type of:
crying, tears, weeping
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)

adj vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression

wailing mourners”
“the wailing wind”
Synonyms:
lamenting, wailful
sorrowful
experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss
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