Meaning & use
Wailed
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Cried out in a long, loud, high-pitched sound expressing pain, grief, or misery.
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The child wailed loudly after scraping her knee.
Sirens wailed through the night as fire trucks raced to the scene.
A note on using this word
Used for both human crying and the sound of alarms or sirens, which are said to 'wail' because of their rising and falling pitch.
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laughed
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