1. (

• wailing ,
• bawling

) loud cries made while weeping ;

1. (

• howl ,
• ululate ,
• wail ,
• roar ,
• yawl ,
• yaup

) emit long loud cries; "wail in self-pity"; "howl with sorrow" ;

2. (

• wail ,
• whimper ,
• mewl ,
• pule

) cry weakly or softly; "she wailed with pain" ;

1. (

• lamenting ,
• wailing ,
• wailful

) vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression; "lamenting sinners"; "wailing mourners"; "the wailing wind"; "wailful bagpipes"; "tangle her desires with wailful sonnets"- Shakespeare ;