Synonyms for wailing
wail·ing

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1. wailing, bawlingadjective

   loud cries made while weeping

   Synonyms:
   bawling

   Antonyms:
   joyful

2. lamenting, wailing, wailfuladjective

   vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression

   "lamenting sinners"; "wailing mourners"; "the wailing wind"; "wailful bagpipes"; "tangle her desires with wailful sonnets"- Shakespeare

   Synonyms:
   lamenting, wailful

   Antonyms:
   joyful

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1. wailingnoun

   Synonyms:
   moaning, ululation, HUBBUBBOO, howling, wail, loud lamentation

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1. Kahlil Gibran:

   Wailing and lamentation befit those who stand before the throne of life and depart without leaving in its hands a drop of the sweat of their brows or the blood of their hearts.

2. Bhartrihari:

   Hark! here the sound of lute so sweet, And there the voice of wailing loud; Here scholars grave in conclave meet, There howls the brawling drunken crowd; Here, charming maidens full of glee, There, tottering, withered dames we see. Such light! Such shade! I cannot tell, If here we live in heaven or hell.

3. RAS CARDO REGGAE:

   africa's wailing children-sometimes I wished it was possible to extend my arms around all of africa's children and to let them feel the love and hope for a brighter day-from uncertainty-lack of food and water-good health and housing-from tribal wars- and to enjoy my reggae music in love and peace. I will continue to pray.

4. Christine Gilbert:

   It was a very full day, we just filled it with laughter, and I think that was how we were able to get through the day without getting too emotional. There were emotional moments, but luckily not too much wailing and lamentation.

5. Photographer Abd Alkader Habak:

   The scene was horrible -- especially seeing children wailing and dying in front of you, so I decided along with my colleagues that we'd put our cameras aside and start rescuing injured people.