wailing

English Thesaurus

1. loud cries made while weeping (noun.act)

hypernym	:	crying, tears, weeping,
definition	:	the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds) (noun.act)

2. vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression (adj.all)

similar	:	sorrowful,
definition	:	experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss (adj.all)

3. loud cries made while weeping (noun.act)

derivation	:	howl, roar, ululate, wail, yaup, yawl,
definition	:	emit long loud cries (verb.communication)

derivation	:	howl, roar, ululate, wail, yaup, yawl,
definition	:	emit long loud cries (verb.communication)