as in to mourn
to feel or express sorrow for
her grandfather asked her not to wail for him, saying that he had had a good life and was at peace
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Most of those experiences come from mourning, from letting stuff go.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2026 -
The tributes and memorials poured in 2009 as he was mourned around the world.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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Heffernan lamented that the shooting disrupted a longtime community tradition.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
7 June 2026
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Nobody was lamenting his lack of audacity on the base paths.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
7 June 2026
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The couple regretted booking that flight, and now ensure that their layovers have ample time.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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Gibbard’s lyrics swerve from resignation to regret to defiance.—
Hanif Abdurraqib,
New Yorker,
31 May 2026
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“Wail (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wail%20%28for%29. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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