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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  Grep  of  noun  wailing 
  wailing 
  wailing  wall 
 
  Overview  of  noun  wailing 
 
  The  noun  wailing  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  wailing,  bawling  --  (loud  cries  made  while  weeping) 
 
  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  adj  wailing 
 
  The  adj  wailing  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  lamenting,  wailing,  wailful  --  (vocally  expressing  grief  or  sorrow  or  resembling  such  expression;  "lamenting  sinners";  "wailing  mourners";  "the  wailing  wind";  "wailful  bagpipes";  "tangle  her  desires  with  wailful  sonnets"-  Shakespeare) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  wailing 
 
  1  sense  of  wailing 
 
  Sense  1 
  lamenting,  wailing,  wailful 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  sorrowful)  ->  joyful 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  wailing 
 
  1  sense  of  wailing 
 
  Sense  1 
  lamenting,  wailing,  wailful 
  =>  sorrowful  (vs.  joyful) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  wailing 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  wailing 
 
  wailing  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  wailing 
  wailing 
 
  Overview  of  noun  wailing 
 
  The  noun  wailing  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  wailing,  bawling  --  (loud  cries  made  while  weeping) 
 
  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  adj  wailing 
 
  The  adj  wailing  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  lamenting,  wailing,  wailful  --  (vocally  expressing  grief  or  sorrow  or  resembling  such  expression;  "lamenting  sinners";  "wailing  mourners";  "the  wailing  wind";  "wailful  bagpipes";  "tangle  her  desires  with  wailful  sonnets"-  Shakespeare) 

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