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waul.

To wail, to cry plaintively.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/wɔːl/
  1. To wail, to cry plaintively.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English wraulen, wrawlen (“cry like a cat; roar”). Compare Danish vræle, vråle, Swedish vråla (“to bellow; roar; howl; yell”). See also wrawl.

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