simple past tense and past participle of wail

Obsolete spelling of wail

(chiefly poetic) Sorrowful; mournful.

plural of wailing

(intransitive) To cry out, as in sorrow or anguish. / (intransitive) To weep, lament persistently or bitterly. / (intransitive) To make a noise like mourning or crying.

(obsolete) Synonym of wale (“to choose; to select”)

A prolonged cry, usually high-pitched, especially as of grief or anguish. / Any similar sound as of lamentation; a howl.

A loud drawn out scream or howl.

present participle of wail

(slang) Alternative form of whale on