wail
verb (used without object)
to utter a prolonged, inarticulate, mournful cry, usually high-pitched or clear-sounding, as in grief or suffering.
has wailed
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present perfectof wail (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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And many a man of good will has wailed that science should take a holiday because it has created the modern instruments of war, and technologic advance has caused so much sociological dislocation.
From Time Magazine Archive
As soon as Leila has wailed twice every one of you make the most horrible sound you know as loudly as you can and hustle for the back door howling as you go.
From Marjorie Dean, College Sophomore by Pauline Lester
The philosopher has wailed a dirge without Page 261 hope, a requiem without grandeur, over the world's future.
From Recreations in Astronomy With Directions for Practical Experiments and Telescopic Work by Henry White Warren
