WAIL

I. verb see: woe Date: 14th century intransitive verb to express sorrow audibly ; lament , to make a sound suggestive of a mournful cry, to express dissatisfaction plaintively ; complain , transitive verb archaic be~ , to say or express plaintively , ~er noun II. noun Date: 15th century the act or practice of ~ing ; loud lamentation, 2. a usually prolonged cry or sound expressing grief or pain, a sound suggestive of ~ing , a querulous expression of grievance ; complaint