A prolonged cry, usually high-pitched, especially as of grief or anguish.
She let out a loud, doleful wail.
Any similar sound as of lamentation; a howl.
A bird's wail in the night.
A sound made by emergency vehicle sirens, contrasted with "yelp" which is higher-pitched and faster.
To cry out, as in sorrow or anguish.
To weep, lament persistently or bitterly.
To make a noise like mourning or crying.
The wind wailed and the rain streamed down.
To lament; to bewail; to grieve over.
to wail one's death
To perform with great liveliness and force.
To strike the skin in such a way as to produce a wale or welt.
To give a surface a texture of wales or welts.
To choose, select.