wail

1. (intransitive) To cry out, as in sorrow or anguish.Synonyms: groan, moanintransitive

2. (intransitive) To weep, lament persistently or bitterly.Synonyms: burst into tears, beweep, burst into tears, cry, cry one's eyes out, greet, shed a tear, shed tearsintransitive

3. (intransitive) To make a noise like mourning or crying.Examples: "The wind wailed and the rain streamed down."Synonyms: keen, ululateintransitive

4. (transitive) To lament; to bewail; to grieve over.Examples: "to wail one's death"; "My lord, wise men ne'er sit and wail their woes"Synonyms: lament, mourn, begrieve, bemoan, bewail, beweep, condole, deploretransitive

5. (slang, music) To perform with great liveliness and force.Examples: "Another outstanding surfer from Hawaii - Fred Hemmings. Fred only stands up on alternate Wednesdays, but when he does, he really wails."; "At Boston's Roseland, as "the Count's band was wailing," he grabbed Mamie, an avid dancer. The "band was screaming when she kicked off her shoes and got barefooted"; "The band was really wailing as we quickly made our dance moves in a most provocative manner."slang