Wailing has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:
Noun
· Adjective
Noun
1
loud cries made while weeping
2
A loud drawn out scream or howl.
Verb
1
present participle of wail
Adjective
1
vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression
"lamenting sinners"
"wailing mourners"
"the wailing wind"
"wailful bagpipes"
"tangle her desires with wailful sonnets"
Example Sentences
"lamenting sinners"
adjective
"wailing mourners"
adjective
"the wailing wind"
adjective
"wailful bagpipes"
adjective
"tangle her desires with wailful sonnets"
adjective
Broader Terms (hypernyms)