Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb wail
1 of 2 senses of wail
Sense 1
howl, ululate, wail, roar, yawl
=> squall, waul, wawl
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb wail
1 of 2 senses of wail
Sense 1
howl, ululate, wail, roar, yawl
=> squall, waul, wawl
Entailment of verb wail
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb wail
2 senses of wail
Sense 1
howl, ululate, wail, roar, yawl
=> shout, shout out cry, call yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall
Sense 2
wail, whimper, mewl, pule
=> cry, weep
Familiarity of verb wail
wail used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb wail
Sense 1
howl, ululate, wail, roar, yawl
=> shout, shout out cry, call yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall
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Sense 2
wail, whimper, mewl, pule
=> cry, weep
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Overview of verb wail
The verb wail has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (7) howl, ululate, wail, roar, yawl -- (emit long loud cries; "wail in self-pity", "howl with sorrow")
2. (2) wail, whimper, mewl, pule -- (cry weakly or softly; "she wailed with pain")
Overview of verb wail
The verb wail has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (7) howl, ululate, wail, roar, yawl -- (emit long loud cries; "wail in self-pity", "howl with sorrow")
2. (2) wail, whimper, mewl, pule -- (cry weakly or softly; "she wailed with pain")
wailed definition
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