wail — to cry loudly with a long, high sound, especially because of pain or sadness
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to cry loudly with a long, high sound, especially because of pain or sadness
Pronunciation (IPA): /weɪl/
Korean meaning: 큰 소리로 울부짖다, 통곡하다
Korean pronunciation: 웨일
Example Sentences
- The cat began to wail like an opera singer when it saw the empty food bowl.
- Students wailed when they heard about the surprise test.
- The wind wailed through the old house at midnight.
wail
VERB//weɪl//
to cry loudly with a long, high sound, especially because of pain or sadness
💡 Concept
Child wailing loudly in distress
🎵 Rhyme
The whale's wail makes the sail tremble with sorrow.
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/weɪl/
🇬🇧 UK/weɪl/
🌳Etymology
Rootwail
Origin
중세 영어 'wailen'에서 유래되었으며, 스칸디나비아어의 영향을 받아 '큰 소리로 울다'는 의미가 발달했습니다.
🎵Rhyme
whalenailsailtailfail
whale
nail
sail
tail
fail
🔗Collocations
wail in pain
wail loudly
wail of sirens
wail in despair
mournful wail
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“The cat began to wail like an opera singer when it saw the empty food bowl.”
😄 Fun example
“Students wailed when they heard about the surprise test.”
“The wind wailed through the old house at midnight.”
😄 Fun example
“My phone wailed with emergency alerts all morning.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
cryhowlsobweepshriek
Antonyms
whispermurmursilence
Related
lamentmourngrievecomplain
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