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An act of crying or weeping from grief or sorrow

A loud cry expressing strong emotion or calling for attention

Suggestive or expressive of sorrow, distress or regret

Disposed to complaining, especially in a petulant or whining manner

Present participle for to cry or howl out loud, typically in agony or sorrow

Present participle for to cry or shed tears from sadness

Present participle for to complain or grumble about something

Present participle for to feel intense sorrow or anguish

Present participle for to emit or cause to emit sound

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Noun

An act of crying or weeping from grief or sorrow

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“The wailing of mourners filled the air as they bid farewell to their beloved friend.”

Noun

A loud cry expressing strong emotion or calling for attention

yelled statement

loud communication

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Adjective

Suggestive or expressive of sorrow, distress or regret

on the verge of tears

heavy with grief

racked with pain

racked with suffering

down in the mouth

down in the dumps

discombobulated

discountenanced

overcome with sorrow

with tears in your eyes

deeply saddened

deeply regretful

in the doldrums

sick as a parrot

demoralizing^US

demoralising^UK

heart-wrenching

at the end of your tether

unable to be comforted

beside oneself with grief

unable to be consoled

prostrate with grief

looking as if one had lost a pound and found a penny

singing the blues

sorry for yourself

down-in-the-mouth

in floods of tears

at end of one's rope

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“The wailing wind echoed through the empty streets, a haunting reminder of the town's sorrowful past.”

Adjective

Disposed to complaining, especially in a petulant or whining manner

ill-humoured^UK

huffy irascible

like a bear with a sore head

on a short fuse

as cross as two sticks

easily offended

having got out of bed the wrong side

confrontational

hot under the collar

having got out of bed on the wrong side

uncommunicative

perversely irritable

having short fuse

hot under collar

got up on wrong side of bed

bundle of nerves

not best pleased

bent out of shape

foaming at the mouth

down in the mouth

having a fit of the sulks

ready for a fight

have chip on shoulder

set in one's ways

spoiling for a fight

in high dudgeon

have a bone to pick

evil-intentioned

with all guns blazing

looking for trouble

blue in the face

beside yourself with rage

apt to fly off the handle

unaccommodating

with a long face

having a chip on one's shoulder

itching to fight

easily frightened

easily agitated

overcome with anger

at end of one's rope

hot and bothered

beside yourself

at boiling point

rubbed the wrong way

in a filthy temper

unsportsmanlike

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

passive-aggressive

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Verb

Present participle for to cry or howl out loud, typically in agony or sorrow

raising your voice

shedding tears for

shedding tears over

kicking up a fuss

speaking loudly

shouting loudly

sounding loudly

raising the roof

putting up a howl

rending the air

making a claim for

making a racket

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“I was standing in the cold, bare hallway of a hospital, listening to my child wail and scream from behind a closed door.”

Verb

Present participle for to cry or shed tears from sadness

“The people wail in sadness, they cry for justice every day.”

Verb

Present participle for to complain or grumble about something

crying the blues

raising a ruckus

kicking up a storm

kicking up a fuss

kicking up a stink

finding fault with

taking exception

speaking out against

raising objections

expressing disapproval

putting up a fight

putting the boot in

picking holes in

making a complaint

lodging a complaint

blowing off steam

talking under your breath

making a mountain out of a molehill

making a big thing out of

making a big thing of

making a meal of

making a thing of

screaming bloody murder

making a song and dance

sorrowing about

grouching about

sounding off about

kicking up a fuss about

kicking up a stink about

bellyaching about

complaining vehemently about

kicking up a rumpus

hypercriticizing

splitting hairs

pulling to pieces

speaking ill of

taking exception to

expressing concern

looking askance

showing concern

inveighing against

moaning and groaning

casting aspersions on

doing a hatchet job on

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“I picked him up, got him back to his hotel, and spent the night sobering him up and listening to him wail about his life.”

Verb

Present participle for to feel intense sorrow or anguish

singing the blues

weeping and wailing

eating your heart out

feeling wretched

shedding tears for

going through the mill

expressing sorrow

expressing sorrow for

expressing woe for

languishing for

regretting the loss of

feeling grief at

feeling sorrow at

feeling sad about

going through a lot

expressing grief

anguishing over

experiencing hardship

having a bad time

shedding tears over

complaining about

beating one's breast

feeling sorry about

feeling remorseful about

reproaching oneself for

kicking oneself for

kicking oneself

feeling remorse for

feeling apologetic about

feeling remorse

languishing over

feeling despondent about

chafing inwardly

expressing sorrow about

wearing black for

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Verb

Present participle for to emit or cause to emit sound

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