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Definitions for Wail

[1] to utter a prolonged, inarticulate, mournful cry, usually high-pitched or clear-sounding, as in grief or suffering: to wail with pain.
[2] to make mournful sounds, as music or the wind.
[3] to lament or mourn bitterly.
[4] Jazz . to perform exceptionally well.
[5] Slang . to express emotion musically or verbally in an exciting, satisfying way.
[6] to express deep sorrow for; mourn; lament; bewail: to wail the dead; to wail one's fate.
[7] to express in wailing; cry or say in lamentation: to wail one's grief.
[8] the act of wailing.
[9] a wailing cry, as of grief, pain, or despair.
[10] any similar mournful sound: the wail of an old tune.
[11] (intr) to utter a prolonged high-pitched cry, as of grief or misery
[12] (intr) to make a sound resembling such a cry the wind wailed in the trees
[13] (tr) to lament, esp with mournful sounds
[14] a prolonged high-pitched mournful cry or sound

Words related to Wail

moan, sob, fuss, whimper, grieve, mourn, weep, howl, bemoan, bewail, jowl, lament, repine, whine, bawl, bay, squall, keen, deplore, complain

Words nearby Wail

waichow, waif, waikaremoana, waikato, waikiki, wail, wail like a banshee, wailful, wailsome, wailuku, wain

Origin of Wail

1300–50; Middle English weile (v. and noun), perhaps derivative of Old English weilā(wei ) well-away; compare Old English wǣlan to torment, Old Norse wǣla to wail

Words that may be confused with Wail

wail, whale

Other words from Wail

wail·er , noun
wail·ing·ly , adverb
un·wailed , adjective
un·wail·ing , adjective

Word origin for Wail

C14: of Scandinavian origin; related to Old Norse vǣla to wail, Old English wā woe

Synonyms for Wail

fuss, grieve, howl, moan, mourn, sob, weep, whimper, bawl, bay, bemoan, bewail, complain, deplore, jowl, keen, kick, lament, repine, squall, ululate, whine, carry on, cry the blues