- 1. v. t. To choose; to select. Source: opted
- 2. v. t. To lament; to bewail; to grieve over; as, to wail one's death. Source: opted
- 3. v. i. To express sorrow audibly; to make mournful outcry; to weep. Source: opted
- 4. n. Loud weeping; violent lamentation; wailing. Source: opted
- 5. n. a cry of sorrow and grief Source: wordnet
- 6. v. emit long loud cries Source: wordnet
- 7. v. cry weakly or softly Source: wordnet
- 8. To choose; to select. [Obs.] "Wailed wine and meats." Henryson. To lament; to bewail; to grieve over; as, to wail one's death. Shak. To express sorrow audibly; to make mournful outcry; to weep. Therefore I will wail and howl. Micah i. 8. Loud weeping; violent lamentation; wailing. "The wail of the forest." Longfellow. Source: webster
- 9. To choose; to select. [Obs.] "Wailed wine and meats." Henryson. Source: adambom
- 10. n:33/v:67 v. cry weakly or softly Source: ecdict
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