wailing
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
wailing (plural wailings)
- A loud drawn out scream or howl.
- 1898, J. Meade Falkner, Moonfleet Chapter 5:
- '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.
- 1898, J. Meade Falkner, Moonfleet Chapter 5:
Verb
wailing
- present participle of wail
- Craig ran off wailing because his friend pulled a prank on him.
References
- “wailing”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “wailing”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.