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A prolonged cry, usually high-pitched, especially as of grief or anguish.

Example: She let out a loud, doleful wail.

Any similar sound as of lamentation; a howl.

Example: A bird's wail in the night.

A sound made by emergency vehicle sirens, contrasted with "yelp" which is higher-pitched and faster.

To cry out, as in sorrow or anguish.

To weep, lament persistently or bitterly.

To make a noise like mourning or crying.

Example: The wind wailed and the rain streamed down.

To lament; to bewail; to grieve over.

Example: to wail one's death

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.

To choose, select.