wailing (for)

present participle of wail (for)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wailing (for)
Verb
  • The community is now mourning his loss.
    Jo Ciavaglia, USA Today, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Also, the episode opens with the introduction of Kaitlyn Dever’s Abby with a group of Fireflies, seemingly mourning the losses at the hospital where Joel murdered everyone to save Ellie.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 13 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The song’s beat is produced by New York musician Cash Cobain, and features DDG melodically lamenting over visitation restrictions.
    DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Rodriguez rejected the characterization given at the news conference, particularly a remark lamenting that the maximum punishment for the 13-year-old would be an eight-month stay at a boys’ ranch.
    Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Wailing (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wailing%20%28for%29. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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