See wail in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "bewail"
},
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"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wailer"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wail on"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "wailingly"
}
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"2": "enm",
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},
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{
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"2": "non",
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"4": "",
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],
"etymology_text": "c. 1300, Middle English weilen, waylen (“to sob, cry, wail”), from Old Norse væla (“to wail”), from væ, vei (“woe”), from Proto-Germanic *wai (whence also Old English wā (“woe”) (English woe)), from Proto-Indo-European *wáy.\nThe verb is first attested in the intransitive sense; the transitive sense developed in mid-14ᵗʰ c.. The noun came from the verb.",
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{
"form": "wails",
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"singular",
"third-person"
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},
{
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"present"
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{
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"To cry out, as in sorrow or anguish."
],
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[
"cry out",
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[
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[
"anguish",
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],
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"(intransitive) To cry out, as in sorrow or anguish."
],
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{
"word": "groan"
},
{
"word": "moan"
}
],
"tags": [
"intransitive"
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"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "85 8 5 2 1",
"code": "bcl",
"lang": "Bikol Central",
"sense": "to cry out",
"word": "haya"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 8 5 2 1",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "stena",
"sense": "to cry out",
"word": "стена"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 8 5 2 1",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to cry out",
"word": "plànyer-se"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 8 5 2 1",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to cry out",
"word": "gemegar"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 8 5 2 1",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "háotáo",
"sense": "to cry out",
"word": "嚎啕"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 8 5 2 1",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to cry out",
"word": "號啕"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 8 5 2 1",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "háotáo",
"sense": "to cry out",
"word": "号啕"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 8 5 2 1",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to cry out",
"word": "號哭"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 8 5 2 1",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "háokū",
"sense": "to cry out",
"word": "号哭"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 8 5 2 1",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to cry out",
"word": "hyle"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 8 5 2 1",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to cry out",
"word": "jamre"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 8 5 2 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to cry out",
"word": "ulista"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 8 5 2 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to cry out",
"word": "itkeä"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 8 5 2 1",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to cry out",
"word": "gémir"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 8 5 2 1",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to cry out",
"word": "salaiar"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 8 5 2 1",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to cry out",
"word": "laiar"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 8 5 2 1",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to cry out",
"word": "lanxir"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 8 5 2 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to cry out",
"word": "jammern"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 8 5 2 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to cry out",
"word": "heulen"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 8 5 2 1",
"code": "got",
"lang": "Gothic",
"roman": "hiufan",
"sense": "to cry out",
"word": "𐌷𐌹𐌿𐍆𐌰𐌽"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 8 5 2 1",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "goáō",
"sense": "to cry out",
"word": "γοάω"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 8 5 2 1",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to cry out",
"word": "jajgat"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 8 5 2 1",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to cry out",
"word": "jajveszékel"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 8 5 2 1",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to cry out",
"word": "piangere"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 8 5 2 1",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to cry out",
"word": "lamentarsi"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 8 5 2 1",
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "zarlau",
"sense": "to cry out",
"word": "зарлау"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 8 5 2 1",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to cry out",
"word": "vagio"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 8 5 2 1",
"code": "mpi",
"lang": "Mpade",
"sense": "to cry out",
"word": "swe"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 8 5 2 1",
"code": "mr",
"lang": "Marathi",
"roman": "gaḷā kāḍhṇe",
"sense": "to cry out",
"word": "गळा काढणे"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 8 5 2 1",
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "to cry out",
"word": "jamre"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 8 5 2 1",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "zâri kardan",
"sense": "to cry out",
"word": "زاری کردن"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 8 5 2 1",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "zajje zadan",
"sense": "to cry out",
"word": "ضجه زدن"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 8 5 2 1",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to cry out",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "zawodzić"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 8 5 2 1",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to cry out",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "kwilić"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 8 5 2 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vopítʹ",
"sense": "to cry out",
"word": "вопи́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 8 5 2 1",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to cry out",
"word": "llorar"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 8 5 2 1",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to cry out",
"word": "lamentar"
},
{
"_dis1": "85 8 5 2 1",
"code": "nmn",
"lang": "ǃXóõ",
"sense": "to cry out",
"word": "gǃkxʻáã"
}
]
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],
"glosses": [
"To weep, lament persistently or bitterly."
],
"id": "en-wail-en-verb-VlGE4cCn",
"links": [
[
"weep",
"weep"
],
[
"lament",
"lament"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive) To weep, lament persistently or bitterly."
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "burst into tears"
},
{
"word": "weep"
}
],
"tags": [
"intransitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "The wind wailed and the rain streamed down.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To make a noise like mourning or crying."
],
"id": "en-wail-en-verb-JXNS~CU8",
"links": [
[
"mourning",
"mourning"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive) To make a noise like mourning or crying."
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "keen"
},
{
"word": "ululate"
}
],
"tags": [
"intransitive"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "22 7 65 3 2",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "ridaja",
"sense": "to make a sound like crying",
"word": "ридая"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 7 65 3 2",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "vija",
"sense": "to make a sound like crying",
"word": "вия"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 7 65 3 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to make a sound like crying",
"word": "ulvoa"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 7 65 3 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to make a sound like crying",
"word": "ulista"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 7 65 3 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to make a sound like crying",
"word": "valittaa"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 7 65 3 2",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to make a sound like crying",
"word": "laiar"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 7 65 3 2",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to make a sound like crying",
"word": "salaiar"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 7 65 3 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to make a sound like crying",
"word": "heulen"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 7 65 3 2",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to make a sound like crying",
"word": "süvít"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 7 65 3 2",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to make a sound like crying",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "gemere"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 7 65 3 2",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to make a sound like crying",
"word": "lamentarsi"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 7 65 3 2",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to make a sound like crying",
"word": "ululare"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 7 65 3 2",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to make a sound like crying",
"word": "whakapū"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 7 65 3 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vytʹ",
"sense": "to make a sound like crying",
"word": "выть"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 7 65 3 2",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to make a sound like crying",
"word": "gemir"
}
]
},
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"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "to wail one's death",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "1595 December 9 (first known performance), William Shakespeare, “The life and death of King Richard the Second”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act 3, scene 2]:",
"text": "My lord, wise men ne'er sit and wail their woes",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To lament; to bewail; to grieve over."
],
"id": "en-wail-en-verb-EEfcXRZi",
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To lament; to bewail; to grieve over."
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "lament"
},
{
"word": "mourn"
},
{
"word": "lament"
}
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "8 10 4 77 1",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "oplakvam",
"sense": "to grieve over",
"word": "оплаквам"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 10 4 77 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to grieve over",
"word": "klagen"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 10 4 77 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to grieve over",
"word": "wehklagen"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 10 4 77 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to grieve over",
"word": "beweinen"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 10 4 77 1",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to grieve over",
"word": "gyászol"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 10 4 77 1",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to grieve over",
"word": "sirat"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 10 4 77 1",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to grieve over",
"word": "kesereg"
},
{
"_dis1": "8 10 4 77 1",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to grieve over",
"word": "fájlal"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "en",
"name": "Music",
"orig": "en:Music",
"parents": [
"Art",
"Sound",
"Culture",
"Energy",
"Society",
"Nature",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
"source": "w"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "1999, Lewis A. Erenberg, Swingin' the Dream: Big Band Jazz and the Rebirth of American Culture, page 111:",
"text": "At Boston's Roseland, as \"the Count's band was wailing,\" he grabbed Mamie, an avid dancer. The \"band was screaming when she kicked off her shoes and got barefooted",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "2012, Robert Lewis Barrett, A Portrait of the First Born As a Child, page 377:",
"text": "The band was really wailing as we quickly made our dance moves in a most provocative manner.",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "2013, Joan Silber, Fools, →ISBN:",
"text": "We had a nondenominational wedding, with a bunch of great Sufi musicians really wailing, and my wildly enthusiastic mother in attendance.",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To perform with great liveliness and force."
],
"id": "en-wail-en-verb-H2ALvJhH",
"links": [
[
"music",
"music"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(slang, music) To perform with great liveliness and force."
],
"tags": [
"slang"
],
"topics": [
"entertainment",
"lifestyle",
"music"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "4 2 2 2 90",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to perform with great liveliness and force (slang)",
"tags": [
"pejorative"
],
"word": "jaulen"
}
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"enpr": "wāl"
},
{
"ipa": "/weɪl/"
},
{
"ipa": "[weɪɫ]"
},
{
"audio": "en-us-wail.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/c7/En-us-wail.ogg/En-us-wail.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c7/En-us-wail.ogg"
},
{
"rhymes": "-eɪl"
},
{
"homophone": "wale"
},
{
"homophone": "whale (wine–whine merger)"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "13 44 5 38 1",
"code": "bcl",
"lang": "Bikol Central",
"sense": "to weep, lament",
"word": "haya"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 44 5 38 1",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "ridaja",
"sense": "to weep, lament",
"word": "ридая"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 44 5 38 1",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "oplakvam",
"sense": "to weep, lament",
"word": "оплаквам"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 44 5 38 1",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to weep, lament",
"word": "plorar"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 44 5 38 1",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to weep, lament",
"word": "lamentar-se"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 44 5 38 1",
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "oi¹ jap¹",
"sense": "to weep, lament",
"tags": [
"literary"
],
"word": "哀泣"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 44 5 38 1",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "āiqì",
"sense": "to weep, lament",
"tags": [
"literary"
],
"word": "哀泣"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 44 5 38 1",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to weep, lament",
"word": "jamre"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 44 5 38 1",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to weep, lament",
"word": "klage"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 44 5 38 1",
"code": "egy",
"lang": "Egyptian",
"roman": "jwjw",
"sense": "to weep, lament",
"word": "E9:W-E9:W-A2"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 44 5 38 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to weep, lament",
"word": "ulista"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 44 5 38 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to weep, lament",
"word": "itkeä"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 44 5 38 1",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to weep, lament",
"word": "se lamenter"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 44 5 38 1",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to weep, lament",
"word": "vagir"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 44 5 38 1",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to weep, lament",
"word": "laiar"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 44 5 38 1",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to weep, lament",
"word": "salaiar"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 44 5 38 1",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to weep, lament",
"word": "lanxir"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 44 5 38 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to weep, lament",
"word": "heulen"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 44 5 38 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to weep, lament",
"tags": [
"obsolete"
],
"word": "wehklagen"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 44 5 38 1",
"code": "got",
"lang": "Gothic",
"roman": "qainōn",
"sense": "to weep, lament",
"word": "𐌵𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽"
},
{
"_dis1": "13 44 5 38 1",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "odúromai",
"sense": "to weep, lament",
"word": "ὀδύρομαι"
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