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Meaning of Wailing | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent
ˈweɪlɪŋ

Definitions

A loud drawn out scream or howl.

Equivalents

العربية النّواح نياحة
Čeština kvílení
עברית יללה
日本語 号泣
한국어 오열 체읍
Polski wycie zaśpiew
Српски kuknjava lelek кукњава лелек

Examples

“'For as soon as I heard Tewkesbury tell of screams and wailings in the air, and no one to be seen,' said Elzevir, 'I guessed that some poor soul had got shut in the vault, and was there crying for his life.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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