wailing
21wailing — noun A loud drawn out scream and howl. For as soon as I heard Tewkesbury tell of screams and wailings in the air, and no one to be seen, said Elzevir, I guessed that some poor soul had got shut in the vault, and was there crying for his life …
22wailing — Synonyms and related words: acute, argute, bawling, bemoaning, bewailing, blatant, creaky, crying, ear piercing, grieving, howling, in mourning, keen, keening, lamentation, lamenting, lowing, moaning, mourning, mugient, penetrating, piercing,… …
23wailing — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A fit of crying: bawling, blubbering, cry, sobbing, tear2 (used in plural), weeping. See SOUNDS …
24wailing — sb. Alys. 7883, 2365 …
25wailing — wail·ing || weɪlɪŋ n. lamenting, crying, mourning weɪl n. lamentation, cry of grief; long loud shrill sound; expression of objection or resentment v. lament, mourn, cry for; make a long loud shrill sound …
26wailing — n. Moaning, howling, wail, loud lamentation, audible expression of sorrow …
27wailing wall — noun Date: 1890 1. capitalized a surviving section of the wall which in ancient times formed a part of the enclosure of Herod s temple near the Holy of Holies and at which Jews traditionally gather for prayer and religious lament 2. a source of… …
28Wailing Wall. — See Western Wall. * * * …
29Wailing Wall — See Western Wall …
30wailing of sirens — shriek of sirens, warning siren …
