wailing

Letters that make wailing

a, g, l, n, i, w are letters that make 'wailing'

Words within wailing

ail, Lin, ng, WA, il, li, ailing, in, AI, ai, ling, IL, IN, In, Li, wail are words within 'wailing'


2 possible definitions for 'wailing'

Wailing as "loud cries made while weeping"

Under this definition, wailing is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

bawling has the same meaning as wailing

wailing as a type

'wailing' can be a type of crying, weeping, tears.

Derivatives of wailing

ululate, yaup, yawl, wail, roar, howl are derivatives of 'wailing'.


Wailing as "vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression"

Under this definition, wailing is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

lamenting, wailful have the same meaning as 'wailing'

Similar to wailing

sorrowful is similar to wailing.

Example of wailing used within this context

"lamenting sinners", "wailing mourners", "the wailing wind", "wailful bagpipes", "tangle her desires with wailful sonnets"- Shakespeare



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