Synonyms for wailing
wail·ing

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1. wailing, bawlingadjective

   loud cries made while weeping

   Synonyms:
   bawling

   Antonyms:
   joyful

2. lamenting, wailing, wailfuladjective

   vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression

   "lamenting sinners"; "wailing mourners"; "the wailing wind"; "wailful bagpipes"; "tangle her desires with wailful sonnets"- Shakespeare

   Synonyms:
   lamenting, wailful

   Antonyms:
   joyful

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1. wailingnoun

   Synonyms:
   moaning, ululation, HUBBUBBOO, howling, wail, loud lamentation

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1. Suzi Brodof:

   They're just inconsolable, it's not just crying. It's a high-pitched wailing.

2. RAS CARDO REGGAE:

   I will say this without a doubt:- I have the testimonials of joe higgs and roy wilson- speaking about my works creating reggae and naming the original wailing wailers group name, among other things I was the architect of in trench town. those who seek to challenge me will always lose. put your money on the table which I will give to the poor people after your defeat.

3. Jacob Rees-Mogg:

   All these people who are wailing and gnashing of teeth know that there are two ways of doing what they want to do, one, is to change the government and the other is to change the law. If they do either of those that will then have an effect.

4. Christine Gilbert:

   It was a very full day, we just filled it with laughter, and I think that was how we were able to get through the day without getting too emotional. There were emotional moments, but luckily not too much wailing and lamentation.

5. Photographer Abd Alkader Habak:

   The scene was horrible -- especially seeing children wailing and dying in front of you, so I decided along with my colleagues that we'd put our cameras aside and start rescuing injured people.