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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
Bosanski kuknjava lelek кукњава лелек
Čeština kvílení
Deutsch Geplärre Jammergeschrei
Ελληνικά γκρίνια θρήνος κοπετός οδυρμός
Suomi ulina uliseminen vaikerrus valitus
Gàidhlig gal guileag
עברית יללה
Hrvatski kuknjava lelek кукњава лелек
日本語 号泣
한국어 오열 체읍
Latina eiulatus lessus ploratio ululatus vagitus
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

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

Wailing Wall Wailingly wailment Wails Wailuku Waimakariri

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