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wailing |
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 -------------- Sense 2 wail, whimper, mewl, pule => cry, weep -------------- 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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