Word

wail, v.
(wailed, wailing, wails)
freq. cnt. 9

emit long loud cries
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 16 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 3

howl roar ululate wail yaup yawl

sample sentences

"wail in self-pity"
"howl with sorrow"

verb frames

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You can hear animals %s in the meadows
The meadows %s with animals

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The birds %s in the woods
The woods %s with many kinds of birds

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

wailing wail wailer

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derivationally related form

roaring roar

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

howling howl

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

ululation

semantic pointers

hypernym

call, scream, shout, yell, cry, holler, shout out, squall, hollo

hyponym

squall, waul, wawl

cry weakly or softly
<verb.body> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

mewl pule wail whimper

sample sentences

"she wailed with pain"

verb frames

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derivationally related form

wail

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derivationally related form

whimper

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hypernym

weep, cry