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- a prolonged wail arose from every corner of the city as the victims of the earthquake were unearthed from the rubble
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- rescuers heard a faint wail coming from the pile of rubble, a sure sign that one of the victims was still alive
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- a transit fare increase that is sure to bring wails from the straphangers
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- challenge,
- demur,
- expostulation,
- kick,
- niggle
- [chiefly British],
- objection,
- protest,
- quibble,
- remonstrance,
- stink
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- approval,
- endorsement
- (also indorsement),
- sanction
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verbSynonyms & Antonyms of wail (Entry 2 of 2)
- the state's residents are always wailing about their high taxes
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- beef,
- bellyache,
- bitch,
- bleat,
- carp,
- caterwaul,
- complain,
- crab,
- croak,
- fuss,
- gripe,
- grizzle,
- grouch,
- grouse,
- growl,
- grumble,
- grump,
- holler,
- inveigh,
- keen,
- kick,
- kvetch,
- maunder
- [chiefly British],
- moan,
- murmur,
- mutter,
- nag,
- repine,
- scream,
- squawk,
- squeal,
- whimper,
- whine,
- whinge
- [British],
- yammer,
- yawp
- (or yaup),
- yowl
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- the patient lay in her bed, occasionally softly wailing in pain
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