1 [no obj] : to make a loud, long cry of sadness or pain
▪ The child started wailing after she stumbled and fell. 2 [no obj] : to make a long, high sound
▪ A saxophone wailed in the background. ▪ We could hear a siren wailing. = We could hear the wailing of a siren. 3 [+ obj] : to complain in a loud voice
▪ “No! I don't want to go!” he wailed. ▪ She wailed that the vacation was ruined.
▪ The child started wailing after she stumbled and fell.
▪ A saxophone wailed in the background. ▪ We could hear a siren wailing. = We could hear the wailing of a siren.
▪ “No! I don't want to go!” he wailed. ▪ She wailed that the vacation was ruined.





