wail

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

wail (wāl)v. wailed, wail·ing, wailsv. intr.
1. To grieve or protest loudly and bitterly; lament. See Synonyms at cry.
2. To make a prolonged, high-pitched sound suggestive of a cry:
The wind wailed through the trees.v. tr. Archaic
To lament over; bewail.n.
1. A long, loud, high-pitched cry, as of grief or pain.
2. A long, loud, high-pitched sound:
the wail of a siren.
3. A loud, bitter protest:
A wail of misery went up when new parking restrictions were announced. [Middle English wailen, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse vāla, vǣla.] wailʹer n.wailʹing·ly adv.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  lament, lamentation, plaint, whimper, mewl, pule, howl, ululate, roar, yawl, yaup