wail
Example Sentences
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But their loud wail, which can be activated via a mobile app, can be heard about half a mile away.
From Los Angeles Times
The overkill hits its nadir when the Bride repeatedly wails the survivors’ hashtag, “Me too!”
From Los Angeles Times
I want to run to her, scream and wail until I’m hoarse.
From Literature
Some people, like Anna Shilanski, are choosing to spend their nights underground to avoid having to wake up and rush downstairs when air raid sirens wail in the wee hours.
From Barron's
They wailed and sang as they beat their chests with their hands, a common mourning ritual in Iran.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
