Antonyms for wail

Grammar : Verb

Spell : weyl

Phonetic Transcription : weɪl

Definition of wail

Origin : early 14c., from Old Norse væla "to lament," from væ "woe" (see woe). Of jazz musicians, "to play very well," attested from 1955, American English slang (wailing "excellent" is attested from 1954). Related: Wailed.

verb cry loudly

Example sentences :

Linda looked at her as she buried her face and began to wail.
Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter

She was too terrified to add her weeping to the wail of the wind—it would have been too ghastly.
Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius

It's the wail of a lost spirit, loosed temporarily from the horrors of purgatory.
Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower

The voice changed into what was almost a wail of indignation.
Extract from : « The Coryston Family » by Mrs. Humphry Ward

No shriek, no wail, no word succeeded—all was as silent as the grave.
Extract from : « Graham's Magazine Vol. XXXII No. 2. February 1848 » by Various

But little Marian, taken with the new acquaintance, broke into a wail.
Extract from : « Louisiana Lou » by William West Winter

And sobbing sweethearts, in a row, wail o'er the ocean foam.
Extract from : « The Universal Reciter » by Various

He gurgled, stammered, and then broke into a wail of distress.
Extract from : « Mary-'Gusta » by Joseph C. Lincoln

Louder the voice came, and now in its wail was a note of hysteria.
Extract from : « The Golden Woman » by Ridgwell Cullum

But women can wail at heart and show a fair face to the world.
Extract from : « Love and Lucy » by Maurice Henry Hewlett

Synonyms for wail

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