v. i. To express sorrow audibly; to make mournful outcry; to weep. [ 1913 Webster ]
Therefore I will wail and howl. Micah i. 8. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Loud weeping; violent lamentation; wailing. “The wail of the forest.” Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ Cf. Icel. val choice, velja to choose, akin to Goth. waljan, G. wählen. ] To choose; to select. [ Obs. ] “Wailed wine and meats.” Henryson. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
n. One who wails or laments. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A woman who wails. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Sorrowful; mournful. “ Like wailful widows.” Spenser. “Wailful sonnets.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a wailing manner. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Lamentation; loud weeping; wailing. [ Obs. ] Bp. Hacket. [ 1913 Webster ]