wailing
present participle ofwail
| 单词 | wailing |
| 释义 | wailing present participle ofwail wail verb uk/weɪl/us/weɪl/[IorT] to make along, highcry, usually because ofpainorsadness: The womengatheredaround thecoffinandbeganto wail, as was thecustomin theregion. [+ speech]"Myfingerhurts," wailed thechild. [I]informal tocomplainloudlyorstrongly: [+ that]Businesspeoplewailedthattheirtradewould beruined. Expressing and showing feelings
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Sounds made by humans with their mouths Shouting & screaming Complaining Examplesofwailingwailing In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. This seems evident from the flailing andwailingof an infant in acute pain. From theCambridge English Corpus Next, partially overlapping this, the female continues to sing a reprise of the aforementioned sentiments, ending on a high, 'wailing' note. From theCambridge English Corpus One part of this was the condemnation of excessive crying andwailingin church. From theCambridge English Corpus There was no way to get out, he was in it, and he knew the warrior code said nothing about thewailingof children in the dark. From theCambridge English Corpus Cuica sounds have an animal-like quality that resemble sounds of crying, moaning andwailing. From theCambridge English Corpus The musical language - and the stag'swailingcry at the end of the work least of all - never clarifies whether the transformation is a happy one, as we shall see. From theCambridge English Corpus Nolte has become a victim in a dual sense and, with his typical inclination towards eccentricity, has abandoned himself weeping andwailingto his fate. From theCambridge English Corpus In contrast, an employer urges an enhanced appreciation of human (and technical) complexity to reduce managerialwailingand blaming, to lower labor turnover and thus aid profitability. From theCambridge English Corpus That comes out in the police techniques of stop and search, just as it does through thewailinghooters that police have on their cars. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no weeping andwailingthere about the position and no claim for assistance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Thewailingof the air as it goes out of the machinery is very alarming. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Any objections put forward by those who disagree will be written off as lawyers' whingeing and the wailings of vested interest groups. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This is no time for inaction or forwailingon events, in that particular area of the world. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Therefore, the relevance of collecting statistics, so that we can have awailingand gnashing of teeth, will not help homeless people. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I heard thewailingof the siren in the quiet village inn. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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