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wailing
DEFINITIONS OF:
wailing
1
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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