Definitions
1.nounA prolonged cry, usually high-pitched, especially as of grief or anguish."She let out a loud, doleful wail."
2.nounAny similar sound as of lamentation; a howl."A bird's wail in the night."
3.nounA sound made by emergency vehicle sirens, contrasted with "yelp" which is higher-pitched and faster.
4.verbTo cry out, as in sorrow or anguish.
5.verbTo weep, lament persistently or bitterly.
6.verbTo make a noise like mourning or crying."The wind wailed and the rain streamed down."
7.verbTo lament; to bewail; to grieve over."to wail one's death"
8.verbTo perform with great liveliness and force.
9.verbTo strike the skin in such a way as to produce a wale or welt.
10.verbTo give a surface a texture of wales or welts.
11.verbTo choose, select.