Betekenis van wail In het Nederlands

• 0 to make a long, high cry, usually because of pain or sadness:

  • The women gathered around the coffin and began to wail, as was the custom in the region.

  • [ + speech ] "My finger hurts," wailed the child.

  • [ + that ] Business people wailed that their trade would be ruined.

• 1 a long, high, loud cry, especially because of something unpleasant:

  • a wail of anguish

  • the wail of the police sirens

• 2 to make a long, high cry, usually because of pain or sadness, or to make a sound like this:

  • [ I ] The four babies were wailing in unison.

  • [ I ] Air-raid sirens wailed.

  • [ + that clause ] fig. Investors wailed (= complained) that interest rates were skyrocketing.