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Word entry · 7 letters

wailing

Best crossword clue

"Grief cry"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈweɪlɪŋ/Part of speech noun, adjectiveSorted agiilnwStarts with WEnds with G1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. loud cries made while weeping

Word origin

From wail + -ing.

Used in a sentence

  • 'For as soon as I heard Tewkesbury tell of screams and wailings in the air, and no one to be seen,' said Elzevir, 'I guessed that some poor soul had got shut in the vault, and was there crying for his life.
  • Craig ran off wailing because his friend pulled a prank on him.

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