What is another word for wail?
611 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ wˈe͡ɪl], [ wˈeɪl], [ w_ˈeɪ_l]
Wail is a word that means to make a loud and mournful sound, typically as an expression of distress or sadness. Some synonyms for wail include howl, cry, shriek, lament, moan, sob, keen and bawl. Howl can be used to describe a long, loud, mournful cry by animals like wolves. Cry and sob can be used interchangeably to describe a mournful sound made by someone in distress. Shriek, keen and bawl can be used to describe loud vocalizations made under stressful or painful circumstances. Lament and moan can be used to describe a prolonged expression of grief or sorrow.
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Similar words for wail:
- complaint (noun)
- cry (noun)
- howl (noun)
- lament/lamentation (noun)
- moan (noun)
- roar (noun)
- scream (noun)
- whimper (noun)
- whine (noun)
- squeal (noun, verb)
- bawl (verb)
- bellow (verb)
- bewail (verb)
- blow (verb)
- blubber (verb)
- complain (verb)
- cry (verb)
- cry loudly (verb)
- grieve (verb)
- kick (verb)
- mourn (verb)
- scream (verb)
- sob (verb)
- squeal (verb)
Synonyms for Wail:
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n.
• complaint- CCS ,
- dis satisfaction ,
- dis satisfactions ,
- dis-satisfaction ,
- dis-satisfactions ,
- ex postulation ,
- ex postulations ,
- ex-postulation ,
- ex-postulations ,
- fault finding ,
- fault findings ,
- fault-findings ,
- faultfindings ,
- re monstrance ,
- re monstrances ,
- re presentation ,
- re presentations ,
- re-monstrance ,
- re-monstrances ,
- re-presentations .
- roar .
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n. & v.
• squeal -
v.
• bawl • bellow • bewail- ate heart out ,
- be moan ,
- be moaned ,
- be moaning ,
- be moans ,
- be wail ,
- be wailed ,
- be wailing ,
- be wails ,
- be-moan ,
- be-moaned ,
- be-moaning ,
- be-moans ,
- be-wail ,
- be-wailed ,
- be-wailing ,
- be-wails ,
- eating heart out ,
- eats heart out ,
- expressed sorrow ,
- expresses sorrow ,
- grieved for ,
- grieves for ,
- grieving for ,
- sang blues ,
- sang the blues ,
- sing blues ,
- singing blues ,
- sings blues ,
- sings the blues ,
- sung blues ,
- sung the blues ,
- weeping over ,
- weeps over .
- dis agree ,
- dis agreed ,
- dis agreeing ,
- dis agrees ,
- dis approve ,
- dis approved ,
- dis approves ,
- dis approving ,
- dis sent ,
- dis sents ,
- dis-agree ,
- dis-agreed ,
- dis-agreeing ,
- dis-agrees ,
- dis-approve ,
- dis-approved ,
- dis-approves ,
- dis-approving ,
- dis-sent ,
- dis-sents ,
- ex postulate ,
- ex postulated ,
- ex postulates ,
- ex postulating ,
- ex-postulate ,
- ex-postulated ,
- ex-postulates ,
- ex-postulating ,
- finding fault ,
- finds fault ,
- found fault ,
- in dict ,
- in-dict ,
- kick a fuss ,
- kick fuss ,
- kick up fuss ,
- kicked a fuss ,
- kicked fuss ,
- kicked up a fuss ,
- kicked up fuss ,
- kicking a fuss ,
- kicking fuss ,
- kicking up a fuss ,
- kicking up fuss ,
- kicks a fuss ,
- kicks fuss ,
- kicks up a fuss ,
- kicks up fuss ,
- looked askance ,
- looking askance ,
- looks askance ,
- made a fuss ,
- made fuss ,
- make fuss ,
- makes a fuss ,
- makes fuss ,
- making a fuss ,
- making fuss ,
- pro tested ,
- pro testing ,
- pro-tested ,
- pro-testing ,
- re pine ,
- re pined ,
- re pines ,
- re pining ,
- re-pine ,
- re-pined ,
- re-pines ,
- re-pining ,
- sounded off ,
- sounding off ,
- sounds off ,
- takes exception to ,
- taking exception to ,
- took exception to .
- brake down ,
- breaks down ,
- broke down ,
- burst in to tears ,
- bursted in to tears ,
- bursted into tears ,
- bursting in to tears ,
- bursting into tears ,
- bursts in to tears ,
- bursts into tears ,
- dissolve tears ,
- dissolved tears ,
- dissolves in tears ,
- dissolves tears ,
- dissolving in tears ,
- dissolving tears ,
- let all out ,
- lets all out ,
- lets it all out ,
- lets it out ,
- lets out ,
- letted all out ,
- letted go ,
- letted it all out ,
- letted it out ,
- letted out ,
- letting all out ,
- letting it all out ,
- letting it out ,
- put on weeps ,
- put the weeps ,
- put weeps ,
- puts on the weeps ,
- puts on weeps ,
- puts the weeps ,
- puts weeps ,
- putting on the weeps ,
- putting on weeps ,
- putting the weeps ,
- putting weeps ,
- rang blues ,
- rang the blues ,
- ring blues ,
- ringed blues ,
- ringed the blues ,
- ringing blues ,
- ringing the blues ,
- rings blues ,
- rings the blues ,
- shedding bitter tears ,
- sheds bitter tears ,
- turn waterworks ,
- turned on waterworks ,
- turned waterworks ,
- turning on waterworks ,
- turning waterworks ,
- turns on waterworks ,
- turns waterworks .
- ate one heart out ,
- ate one's heart out ,
- ate ones heart out ,
- cried a river ,
- cried river ,
- cries a river ,
- cries river ,
- cry river ,
- crying a river ,
- crying river ,
- eat one heart out ,
- eat ones heart out ,
- eating one heart out ,
- eating one's heart out ,
- eating ones heart out ,
- eats one heart out ,
- eats one's heart out ,
- eats ones heart out ,
- hanged crepe ,
- hanging crepe ,
- hangs crepe ,
- hung crepe ,
- take hard ,
- takes hard ,
- takes it hard ,
- taking hard ,
- taking it hard ,
- took hard ,
- took it hard .
- ex cept ,
- ex-cept ,
- with stand ,
- with standing ,
- with stands ,
- with stood ,
- with-stand ,
- with-standing ,
- with-stands .
- am brokenhearted ,
- am sad ,
- are brokenhearted ,
- are sad ,
- art brokenhearted ,
- art sad ,
- being brokenhearted ,
- being sad ,
- is brokenhearted ,
- is sad ,
- longed for ,
- was brokenhearted ,
- was sad ,
- wast brokenhearted ,
- wast sad ,
- wearing black ,
- wears black ,
- were brokenhearted ,
- were sad ,
- wert brokenhearted ,
- wert sad ,
- wore black ,
- wringing hands ,
- wrings hands ,
- wrung hands .
Other synonyms:
- tear up .
- bay .
- sounds .
- break down .
Other relevant words:
- Bayed ,
- Baying ,
- Bleated ,
- Bleating ,
- Boohoo ,
- Boohooed ,
- Boohooing ,
- Fussed ,
- Fussing ,
- LOWS ,
- Lowed ,
- Lowing ,
- Moaned ,
- Quarrelled ,
- Regretted ,
- Rued ,
- Shrilled ,
- Squalled ,
- YAPS ,
- anguished ,
- be brokenhearted ,
- be sad ,
- beefed ,
- beefing ,
- beller ,
- bellers ,
- bellow ,
- bewail ,
- caterwaul ,
- complain ,
- cries convulsively ,
- croon ,
- cry ,
- cry a river ,
- cry convulsively ,
- cry eyes out ,
- eat heart out ,
- eat one's heart out ,
- express sorrow ,
- expressing sorrow ,
- find fault ,
- grieve ,
- grieve for ,
- groan ,
- groused ,
- grousing ,
- grumble ,
- hang crepe ,
- holler ,
- indict ,
- kick ,
- kick up a fuss ,
- let it out ,
- long for ,
- longing for ,
- longs for ,
- look askance ,
- make a fuss ,
- mourn ,
- pipe ,
- remonstrate ,
- repine ,
- rue ,
- shed tears ,
- shedding tears ,
- sheds tears ,
- shout ,
- shrilling ,
- shrills ,
- sing the blues ,
- singing the blues ,
- sob ,
- sound off ,
- squalling ,
- squeal ,
- take exception to ,
- take it hard ,
- ululate ,
- wear black ,
- weep over ,
- wept over ,
- wring hands ,
- yammer .
- Fatted ,
- Flitches ,
- Whaled ,
- Whaling ,
- fatting ,
- flab ,
- flabbed ,
- flabbing ,
- flitch ,
- thicked ,
- thicking ,
- thicks .
- Mewled ,
- blub ,
- blubbed ,
- blubbing ,
- blubs ,
- breaking down ,
- burst into tears ,
- dissolve in tears ,
- dissolved in tears ,
- keened ,
- keens ,
- let go ,
- let it all out ,
- let out ,
- lets go ,
- letting go ,
- letting out ,
- mewl ,
- mewls ,
- put on the weeps ,
- ring the blues ,
- shed bitter tears ,
- sigh ,
- turn on waterworks ,
- weep .
- Miserere ,
- Ululating ,
- Whinge ,
- Yaup ,
- accusation ,
- ailment ,
- bark ,
- beef ,
- bell ,
- bitch ,
- blare ,
- blast ,
- blat ,
- blate ,
- bleat ,
- boom ,
- bray ,
- breathe ,
- buzz ,
- cackle ,
- call ,
- carp ,
- carry on ,
- chant ,
- charge ,
- chirp ,
- complaint ,
- coo ,
- coronach ,
- creak ,
- crow ,
- cry loudly ,
- cry out ,
- cry the blues ,
- deplore ,
- dirge ,
- drawl ,
- elegy ,
- exclaim ,
- flute ,
- frown ,
- fuss ,
- gasp ,
- give voice ,
- greet ,
- grief ,
- grievance ,
- gripe ,
- groaning ,
- grouch ,
- grouse ,
- growl ,
- grunt ,
- heave ,
- heaving ,
- hiss ,
- howl ,
- inveigh ,
- jeremiad ,
- jowl ,
- keen ,
- lamentation ,
- lilt ,
- low ,
- meow ,
- mew ,
- miaow ,
- moaning ,
- moo ,
- mourning ,
- mumble ,
- murmur ,
- mutter ,
- neigh ,
- nicker ,
- outcry ,
- pant ,
- plaint ,
- planctus ,
- pule ,
- quest ,
- regret ,
- requiem ,
- rumble ,
- scowl ,
- screak ,
- scream ,
- screech ,
- shout out ,
- shriek ,
- shrill ,
- sibilate ,
- sing ,
- skirl ,
- skreigh ,
- snap ,
- snarl ,
- sniff ,
- snort ,
- sorrow ,
- squawk ,
- squeak ,
- suspiration ,
- threnody ,
- thunder ,
- tirade ,
- troat ,
- trumpet ,
- twang ,
- vociferation ,
- wailing ,
- warble ,
- whicker ,
- whinny ,
- whisper ,
- whistle ,
- whoop ,
- woe ,
- woof ,
- wrawl ,
- yap ,
- yawl ,
- yawp ,
- yell ,
- yelp ,
- yelping ,
- yip ,
- yowl ,
- yowling .
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How to use "Wail" in context?
I remember the first time I heard a wail. It was the summer after sixth grade, and my sister and I were bugging our parents to let us go to the mall. We were on the phone, and I could hear her crying in the background. I asked her what was wrong, and she said that her best friend was getting married and her family was flying down from Oregon to visit her. My sister is a trooper, but that moment broke her. She started to wail, and I hugged her tight until she stopped. That wail defined my sister and her relationship with her family for years to come.
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