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Grade 9
(wailed) 1 syllables

Definition

verb. to make a long loud cry of sorrow.

Example Sentence

The dog wailed when his master left the room.

More Example Sentences

She wailed when she heard the news.

Synonyms

cried; howled; lamented

Antonyms

laughed; cheered; smiled

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Rhymes

  • bailed
  • failed
  • hailed
  • jailed
  • mailed
  • nailed
  • paled
  • railed
  • sailed
  • scaled
  • tailed
  • trailed
  • veiled
  • wailed

  • assailed
  • availed
  • curtailed
  • derailed
  • detailed
  • entailed
  • exhaled
  • impaled
  • inhaled
  • prevailed
  • regaled
  • unveiled
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