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wail
  1. A prolonged cry, usually high-pitched, especially as of grief or anguish. [from 15th c.]
  2. Any similar sound as of lamentation; a howl.
  3. A sound made by emergency vehicle sirens, contrasted with "yelp" which is higher-pitched and faster.
  4. (transitive) To lament; to bewail; to grieve over.
  5. (music) To perform with great liveliness and force.
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  7. Examples:
    1. “Then arose a cry, a loud wail of pity, and it came from the women, young and old.”
      “What is best in life? To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the wail of their women.”
      “His unforgettable face and semi-devotional eyes grew sad, while he tried to mutter his wail about the besmeared old house.”
wailer
  1. One who wails or laments.
  2. A hired (professional) mourner.
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    1. “Which raises a question: What is the proper response to a courtroom wailer?”
      “After weeping over her dead body he sets out in search of a wailer.”
      “Björk's reputation among the wider world as a sort of kooky, alien-like, wide-eyed wailer can be traced back to 1996's big band nightmare, It's Oh So Quiet.”
wailer
  1. (mining, historical) A boy employed to pick out stones, pyrites, etc. remaining in the coal after it is screened.
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    1. “Which raises a question: What is the proper response to a courtroom wailer?”
      “After weeping over her dead body he sets out in search of a wailer.”
      “Björk's reputation among the wider world as a sort of kooky, alien-like, wide-eyed wailer can be traced back to 1996's big band nightmare, It's Oh So Quiet.”
wailing
wailings
  1. plural of wailing
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    1. “It was heart-rending to hear their wailings, and cries of distress, and calls for help.”
      “Still he tarried in his chamber with his wife, Kleopatra, by his side, and heeded not the hunger and the wailings of the people.”
      “And shall we proceed to get rid of the weepings and wailings of famous men?”
wailers
  1. plural of wailer
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    1. “A few of the more serious wailers have collapsed on the carpet with dry-heaves.”
      “With a nod to the Faces, the Stones, James Brown and other legendary wailers, Foreman is a wiggly protagonist of modern day hot.”
      “In all kinds of societies throughout human history professional mourners, wailers or keeners, have been paid to produce hireling tears.”
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