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Definitions for Wailer

[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 Wailer

wailpallbearer, griever, weeper, keener

Words nearby Wailer

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

Origin of Wailer

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 Wailer

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, wailwail, whale

Other words from Wailer

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

Word origin for Wailer

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

Synonyms for Wailer

pallbearer, griever, sorrower, weeper, bemoaner, bereaved person, condoler, keener, repiner