All wailing synonyms
wail
W w noun wailing
- cry β When you cry, tears come from your eyes, usually because you are unhappy or hurt.
- sobbing β to weep with a convulsive catching of the breath.
- weeping β expressing grief, sorrow, or any overwhelming emotion by shedding tears: weeping multitudes.
- bawl β If you bawl, you shout in a very loud voice, for example because you are angry or you want people to hear you.
- bawling β to cry or wail lustily.
- blubber β Blubber is the fat of whales, seals, and similar sea animals.
- blubbering β Zoology. the fat layer between the skin and muscle of whales and other cetaceans, from which oil is made.
- howl β to utter a loud, prolonged, mournful cry, as that of a dog or wolf.
- howling β producing or uttering a howling noise: a howling mob.
- keening β a wailing lament for the dead.
- lament β to feel or express sorrow or regret for: to lament his absence.
- lamentation β the act of lamenting or expressing grief.
- mourning β The expression of deep sorrow for someone who has died, typically involving following certain conventions such as wearing black clothes.
- snivel β to weep or cry with sniffling.
- snivelling β to weep or cry with sniffling.
- sob β to weep with a convulsive catching of the breath.
- tear β the act of tearing.
- tears β the act of tearing.
- weep β to express grief, sorrow, or any overpowering emotion by shedding tears; shed tears; cry: to weep for joy; to weep with rage.
- yowl β to utter a long, distressful or dismal cry, as an animal or a person; howl.
adjective wailing
- beefing β the flesh of a cow, steer, or bull raised and killed for its meat.
- bearish β On the stock market, if there is a bearish mood, prices are expected to fall. Compare bullish.
- tearful β full of tears; weeping.
- grousing β to grumble; complain: I've never met anyone who grouses so much about his work.
- teary-eyed β with tears welling up in one's eyes: teary-eyed mourners.
- crying β notorious; lamentable (esp in the phrase crying shame)
- weepy β weeping or tending to weep; tearful; lachrymose.
- waspy β Sometimes Disparaging and Offensive. of, relating to, or characteristic of WASPs: a Waspy country club.
- plaintive β expressing sorrow or melancholy; mournful: a plaintive melody.
- whiny β complaining; fretful; cranky: The baby is whiny because he missed his nap.
- querulous β full of complaints; complaining.
- grumbly β to murmur or mutter in discontent; complain sullenly.