wailing
Example Sentences
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Danny wasn’t sure if it was the way the temperature dropped or if it was the wailing sound of the shadows, but he could hear them before he saw them.
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How could a table make a wailing noise?
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I wait for Tūtū to burst with emotion—tears or wailing or anything.
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The wailing sound you just heard was a Cleveland Browns fan screaming Why do I do this to myself?
Suddenly I heard another wailing, this time from the yard, and remembered Flora.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.