wail

/weɪl/ v

Definition

› 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. wail

/weɪl/ n [C] › The wail of the siren woke me up.

(Definition of wail v from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)