WAIL


Meaning of WAIL in English

verb

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

weep and wail (= cry and make loud sad noises – often used humorously )

The baby wept and wailed all the way through the ceremony.

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ NOUN

siren

With sirens wailing and blue lights flashing the red fire engine sped through the city.

In the distance a siren wailed .

Just for a moment she ignored the by now loud warning sirens wailing at the back of her mind.

A strict blackout was imposed in Pyongyang, and the populace was crowded into underground shelters as air raid sirens wailed .

He was never wrong and, sure enough, when the siren started to wail we learned to dive in with him.

Behind them, in the city, Edouard heard the sirens begin to wail .

Kathleen went with them, Jack followed on his bike, and they raced back with sirens wailing .

■ VERB

begin

Somewhere to the rear a child began to wail .

I begin to wail and Connie looks worried and returns with little funny steps to his corner.

The widow began to wail , and Jane led her away.

The child immediately began to wail .

Behind them, in the city, Edouard heard the sirens begin to wail .

He opened his mouth and began to wail .

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

"The world is coming to an end!" the woman wailed.

People were wailing on the streets.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

Better to leave your audience wailing in the dark, shaking their fists, some crying How?, others why?

Gods, how those clods had wailed when they had seen his proud lion-masked visage!

He wailed and gagged as people walked by.

He started wailing and crying and pulling at the corpses and had to be dragged away.

I begin to wail and Connie looks worried and returns with little funny steps to his corner.

I called Narendra and wailed into the phone.

Moza wailed, her voice hoarse with dread.

Somewhere to the rear a child began to wail .

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