wail
verb (used without object)
to utter a prolonged, inarticulate, mournful cry, usually high-pitched or clear-sounding, as in grief or suffering.
has been wailing
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present perfect progressiveof wail (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The same Donna Summer tape has been wailing for three hours.
From Time Magazine Archive
So she has been wailing, poor thing, through her tears for these two days past, 'If I had only given him a foot-bath, he would be living now!'
From The Country Doctor by Ellen Marriage
