wailed

The word “wailed” has 1 syllable: wailed

It's pronounced as /weɪld/

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In the thesaurus, “wailed” has 102 synonyms and 27 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for wailed along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for wailed

agonized
anguished
bawl
bawled
bay
bayed
beefed
bellyached
bemoan
bemoaned
bewail
bewailed
bitched
bleated
bled
blubbered
carped
carry on
caterwauled
caviled
cavilled
complain
complained
crabbed
cried
croaked
cry the blues
deplore
deplored
fretted
fuss
fussed
grieve
grieved
griped
grizzled
groaned
grouched
groused
growled
grumbled
grumped
hollered
howl
howled
hurt
inveighed
jowl
keen
keened
kick
kicked
kicked up a fuss
kicked up a stink
kvetched
lament
lamented
maundered
moan
moaned
mourn
mourned
murmured
muttered
nagged
protested
quibbled
repine
repined
rued
screamed
screeched
shrieked
shrilled
sniffed
sniveled
snivelled
sob
sobbed
sorrowed
squall
squalled
squawked
squealed
stewed
suffered
ululate
ululated
weep
wept
whimper
whimpered
whine
whined
whinged
worried
yammered
yauped
yawped
yelled
yelped
yowled

Antonyms for wailed

accepted
applauded
approve
be happy
bore
cackled
cheered
chortled
chuckled
commended
compliment
countenanced
cracked up
crowed
delighted
endured
giggled
gloat
guffawed
laughed
praise
rejoiced
snickered
tittered
tolerated
took
twittered

Meanings of wailed

verb
1. To cry out, as in sorrow or anguish.
2. To weep, lament persistently or bitterly.
3. To make a noise like mourning or crying.
4. To lament; to bewail; to grieve over.
5. To perform with great liveliness and force.
6. To strike the skin in such a way as to produce a wale or welt.
7. To give a surface a texture of wales or welts.
8. To choose, select.

Example Sentences

The grieving widow wailed as she clutched the folded flag at her husband's funeral.
In the eerie silence of the haunted mansion, a ghostly figure suddenly wailed, sending shivers down the spines of the intruders.
The sirens wailed in the distance, announcing the arrival of the ambulance to the accident scene.
Overcome with anguish, the bereaved mother wailed in sorrow at the gravesite of her child.
As the storm raged on, the wind wailed through the trees, creating a haunting symphony of nature's lament.

On this page you'll find 129 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to wailed, such as: accepted, agonized, anguished, applauded, approve, bawl, bawled.

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