"wailing" in the noun sense
1. wailing, bawling
loud cries made while weeping
"wailing" in the verb sense
1. howl, ululate, wail, roar, yawl, yaup
emit long loud cries
"wail in self-pity"
"howl with sorrow"
2. wail, whimper, mewl, pule
cry weakly or softly
"she wailed with pain"
"wailing" in the adjective sense
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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