wailer

Example Sentences

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After nearly 30 minutes, the “disconnect wailer woke the crew up, who then maneuvered the aircraft for a safe landing on runway,” according to The Aviation Herald.

From New York Times • Aug. 20, 2022

All that was left was to see if this leonine wailer could get on board with the direction Page wanted to go.

From Salon • Sep. 10, 2018

For many Nixon-haters, he is the character Rip Torn excoriated in Blind Ambition, or the mad wailer incarnated by Philip Baker Hall in Robert Altman’s Secret Honor.

From Time • Aug. 9, 2014

LaVette the soul wailer singing oldies-but-goodies by the Beatles?

From Seattle Times • Jul. 9, 2010

Coward, poltroon, shaker, squeamer, Blockhead, sluggard, dullard, dreamer, Shirker, shuffler, crawler, creeper, Sniffler, snuffler, wailer, weeper, Earthworm, maggot, tadpole, weevil!

From The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan by Gilbert, W. S. (William Schwenck), Sir