Meaning & use
Waul
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To cry or wail loudly, especially like a cat.
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The stray cats wauled beneath the window all through the night.
The old poem describes a wind that waults and moans through the trees.
A note on using this word
A rare, chiefly literary word related to 'caterwaul'; it appears in Shakespeare's 'King Lear'.
Words with a similar meaning
caterwaulwail
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