wailing

The word “wailing” has 2 syllables: wail-ing

It's pronounced as /ˈweɪlɪŋ/

What is synonym and antonym for wailing?

In the thesaurus, “wailing” has 163 synonyms and 54 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for wailing

aching
agonized
agonizing
anguished
anguishing
bawl
bawling
baying
beefing
bellyaching
bemoaning
bewailing
bitching
bitter
black
bleak
bleating
bleeding
blubber
blubbering
brokenhearted
careworn
carping
caterwauling
caviling
cavilling
cheerless
comfortless
complaining
crabbing
crestfallen
croaking
crying
dark
darkening
dejected
deploring
depressed
desolate
despondent
dirgelike
disconsolate
dismal
dispirited
doleful
dolesome
dolorous
downcast
downhearted
dreary
elegiac
elegiacal
forlorn
fretting
funeral
funereal
fussing
gloomy
glum
gray
grey
grieving
griping
grizzling
groaning
grouching
grousing
growling
grumbling
grumping
heartbroken
heartsick
heartsore
hollering
howl
howling
hurting
inconsolable
inveighing
joyless
keening
kicking
kicking up a fuss
kicking up a stink
kvetching
lament
lamentable
lamentation
lamenting
low
low-spirited
lugubrious
maundering
melancholy
miserable
moaning
moody
morbid
morose
mournful
mourning
murmuring
muttering
nagging
pathetic
pessimistic
piteous
plaintive
plangent
protesting
quibbling
regretful
repining
rueful
ruing
sad
saturnine
screaming
screeching
shedding tears
shrieking
shrilling
sniffing
snivel
sniveling
snivelling
sob
sobbing
somber
sombre
sorrowful
sorrowing
sorry
squalling
squawking
squealing
stewing
suffering
sullen
tear
tearful
tears
the blues
triste
ululating
unhappy
weep
weeping
whimpering
whingeing
whinging
whining
woebegone
woeful
worrying
wretched
yammering
yauping
yawping
yelling
yelping
yowl
yowling

Antonyms for wailing

accepting
applauding
bearing
blissful
blithe
blithesome
bright
buoyant
cackling
cheerful
cheering
cheery
chortling
chuckling
commending
countenancing
cracking up
crowing
delighted
delighting
ecstatic
elated
encouraging
enduring
euphoric
exhilarated
exulting
giddy
giggling
glorying
guffawing
happy
heady
hopeful
jocund
jolly
joyful
joyous
laughing
lighthearted
merry
mirthful
optimistic
rapturous
rejoicing
rhapsodic
rhapsodical
smiling
snickering
taking
tittering
tolerating
triumphant
twittering

Meanings of wailing

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.
noun
1. A loud drawn out scream or howl.

Example Sentences

The sound of sirens wailing in the distance signaled the approach of emergency vehicles to the accident scene.
In the aftermath of the storm, the wind continued wailing, carrying the echoes of nature's fury through the desolate landscape.
As the mourners gathered around the gravesite, the bereaved family's cries filled the air, the collective wailing expressing their profound grief.
The haunted mansion seemed to come alive at night, with eerie voices wailing through the corridors, creating an unsettling atmosphere.
In the heart of the city, street musicians played a soulful melody on their saxophones, their instruments wailing against the urban backdrop.

On this page you'll find 217 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to wailing, such as: accepting, aching, agonized, agonizing, anguished, anguishing, applauding.

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