wailing
Meaning of wailing
verb
- To cry out, as in sorrow or anguish.
- To weep, lament persistently or bitterly.
- To make a noise like mourning or crying.
The wind wailed and the rain streamed down.
- To lament; to bewail; to grieve over.
to wail one's death
- To perform with great liveliness and force.
noun
A loud drawn out scream or howl.
verb- To strike the skin in such a way as to produce a wale or welt.
- To give a surface a texture of wales or welts.
verb
To choose, select.
Information about wailing
- The plural form of wailing is: wailings.
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Hyphenation of wailing
wail-ing
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- wailing is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
wailing synonyms
Meaning lamenting:
Meaning bawling:
Words that rhyme with wailing
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