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wailer

/weyl/US // weɪl //UK // (weɪl) //

啼哭者,哀号者,哭丧者,哭哭啼啼的人

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Definitions

v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to utter a prolonged, inarticulate, mournful cry, usually high-pitched or clear-sounding, as in grief or suffering: to wail with pain.
    • : to make mournful sounds, as music or the wind.
    • : to lament or mourn bitterly.
    • : Jazz. to perform exceptionally well.
    • : Slang. to express emotion musically or verbally in an exciting, satisfying way.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to express deep sorrow for; mourn; lament; bewail: to wail the dead; to wail one's fate.
    • : to express in wailing; cry or say in lamentation: to wail one's grief.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the act of wailing.
    • : a wailing cry, as of grief, pain, or despair.
    • : any similar mournful sound: the wail of an old tune.

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Examples

  • He threatened the wailer with his fist, and the black cowered down, glaring at him with sullen eyes.

  • Marie took the poor wailer from her with a divine motion and carried it to the hearth.

  • Then follows the story: Luisa, the Wailer, in life was a woman of the people, very beautiful.

  • After weeping over her dead body he sets out in search of a Wailer.