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All wailed synonyms

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noun wailed

  • howled — to utter a loud, prolonged, mournful cry, as that of a dog or wolf.
  • moaned — a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
  • screamed — to utter a loud, sharp, piercing cry.
  • cried — cry
  • screeched — to utter or make a harsh, shrill cry or sound: The child screeched hysterically. The brakes screeched.
  • whined — to utter a low, usually nasal, complaining cry or sound, as from uneasiness, discontent, peevishness, etc.: The puppies were whining from hunger.
  • protested — an expression or declaration of objection, disapproval, or dissent, often in opposition to something a person is powerless to prevent or avoid: a protest against increased taxation.
  • fussed — an excessive display of anxious attention or activity; needless or useless bustle: They made a fuss over the new baby.

verb wailed

  • wept — simple past tense and past participle of weep1 .
  • keened — a wailing lament for the dead.
  • grieved — to feel grief or great sorrow: She has grieved over his death for nearly three years.
  • mourned — Simple past tense and past participle of mourn.
  • sobbed — to weep with a convulsive catching of the breath.
  • whimpered — to cry with low, plaintive, broken sounds.
  • bawled — Simple past tense and past participle of bawl.
  • bayed — a deep, prolonged howl, as of a hound on the scent.
  • bemoaned — to express distress or grief over; lament: to bemoan one's fate.
  • complained — to express dissatisfaction, pain, uneasiness, censure, resentment, or grief; find fault: He complained constantly about the noise in the corridor.
  • deplored — to regret deeply or strongly; lament: to deplore the present state of morality.
  • kicked — Simple past tense and past participle of kick.
  • lamented — mourned for, as a person who is dead: Our late lamented friend.
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