Synonyms of wailing (for)

wailing (for)

verb

present participle of wail (for)

as in mourning

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mourning
• grieving (for)
• lamenting
• regretting
• crying (for)
• bewailing
• bemoaning
• deploring
• sobbing
• weeping
• elegizing
• moaning
• hurting
• suffering
• keening
• blubbering
• sorrowing
• bawling
• ruing
• agonizing
• bleeding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rejoicing (in)
• exulting (in)
• glorying (in)
• delighting
• smiling
• laughing
• grinning
• cheering
• joying
• beaming

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• rejoicing (in)
• exulting (in)
• glorying (in)
• delighting
• smiling
• laughing
• grinning
• cheering
• joying
• beaming

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