wail
verb (used without object)
to utter a prolonged, inarticulate, mournful cry, usually high-pitched or clear-sounding, as in grief or suffering.
have wailed
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present perfectof wail.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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Activists covered in fake blood have wailed during city council meetings in Ojai in recent months, and many more have followed President Biden during his campaign stops across the country.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 8, 2024
Oh, Maaare! as Rhoda undoubtedly would have wailed with a mixture of pain, sympathy and gentle reproach.
From Time Magazine Archive
So educators have wailed at the top of their lungs since early in Depression.
From Time Magazine Archive
I would have wailed along with them, but I knew Pa’s mind was set.
From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia
She put her beautiful head down against the brown little limp hand upon which a rusty stain was drying, and she could have wailed aloud in the bitter rebellion of her soul.
From The Heart of Rachael by Kathleen Thompson Norris
