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wailing

US pronunciation
American soundwailing
wailing
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2 syllables
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Final ng sound

wai - ling -> wailing

Myanmar meaning

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wail /weÇl/ v

(က) ~ (about/over sth) ဆွဲဆွဲငင်ငင် ငိုကြွေးသည်၊ အီသည်။ မြည်တမ်းသည်။ အော်မြည်သည်။ The sick child was wailing miserably. ❍ ‘I've lost my mummy!’ she wailed. ❍ The cat was wailing to be let out of the room. ❍ (fig ) There's no use wailing about/over past mistakes. ❍ cry
(ခ) အဆက်မပြတ်မြည်သည်။ the wailing cry of a seagull ❍ Ambulances raced by with sirens wailing. ❍ You can hear the wind wailing in the chimney.
n (က) အော်ငိုခြင်း။ မြည်တမ်းခြင်း။ The child burst into loud wails.
(ခ) အဆက်မပြတ်မြည်သံ။ the wail of sirens. wailing n [U]:The child's wailing kept us awake at night.

More examples
  • The baby wailed all night.
  • ‘I’m so lonely, ’ wailed Alice.
  • Wailing sirens
Synonyms
howl, moan, weep, yowl, keen, scream, cry, screech, bawl, bay, bemoan, bewail, carry on, complain, complaint, cry loudly, cry the blues, deplore, fuss, grieve, howling, jowl, kick, kick up a storm, lament, mourn, protest, raise a ruckus, repine, sob, squall, ululate, whimper, whine, yelp
Antonyms
approve, be happy, compliment, gloat, praise, whimper
Cross references
howlmoanweepyowlkeenscreamcryscreechbawlbaybemoanbewailcarry oncomplaincomplaintcry loudlycry the bluesdeplorefussgrievehowlingjowlkickkick up a stormlamentmournprotestraise a ruckus
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