noun
loud cries made while weeping (Freq. 1)
• Syn: ↑bawling
• Derivationally related forms: ↑wail
adjective
vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression
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lamenting sinners
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wailing mourners
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the wailing wind
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wailful bagpipes
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"tangle her desires with wailful sonnets"- Shakespeare
• Similar to: ↑sorrowful
Useful english dictionary. 2012.