wail
verb (used without object)
to utter a prolonged, inarticulate, mournful cry, usually high-pitched or clear-sounding, as in grief or suffering.
Example Sentences
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The glass did not say so, but the shrunken heart within him did, and wailfully too.
From The Egoist by George Meredith
That night I watched the poppling brew, With bended back and hand on knee: I stirred it till the dawnlight grew, And the wind whiffled wailfully.
From Time's Laughingstocks and Other Verses by Thomas Hardy
