i Register
In some senses, wail is marked as slang, obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.
verb
To cry out, as in sorrow or anguish.
To weep, lament persistently or bitterly.
To make a noise like mourning or crying.
The wind wailed and the rain streamed down.
To lament; to bewail; to grieve over.
to wail one's death
My lord, wise men ne'er sit and wail their woes
To perform with great liveliness and force.
Another outstanding surfer from Hawaii - Fred Hemmings. Fred only stands up on alternate Wednesdays, but when he does, he really wails.
At Boston's Roseland, as "the Count's band was wailing," he grabbed Mamie, an avid dancer. The "band was screaming when she kicked off her shoes and got barefooted
noun
A prolonged cry, usually high-pitched, especially as of grief or anguish.
She let out a loud, doleful wail.
Any similar sound as of lamentation; a howl.
The wail of snow-dark winter winds.
A bird's wail in the night.
A sound made by emergency vehicle sirens, contrasted with "yelp" which is higher-pitched and faster.
verb
Synonym of wale (“to choose; to select”).
Wailed wine and metes