01 v. t. To choose; to select.
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To choose; to select.[Obs.]
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4 senses · 4 variants
Webster, 1913
Wail
/wāl/
· IPA /weɪl/
02 v. t. To lament; to bewail; to grieve over; as, to wail one's death.
imp. & p. p.
Wailed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Wailing
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To lament; to bewail; to grieve over; as, to wail one's death.
03 v. i. To express sorrow audibly; to make mournful outcry; to weep.
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To express sorrow audibly; to make mournful outcry; to weep.“Therefore I will wail and howl.” — Micah i. 8.
04 n. Loud weeping; violent lamentation; wailing.
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Loud weeping; violent lamentation; wailing.