wails
verbHow many syllables in wails?
There is 1 syllable in the word wails.How to pronounce wails:
Definition of wails:
- wails (verb):
- to express sorrow audibly lament
- to utter a prolonged high-pitched cry of pain or sorrow
Synonyms for wails:
cries
groans
howls
keens
lament
lamentation
lamentations
laments
moans
mournings
plaint
plaints
regrets
sobs
sufferings
tears
wail
Antonyms for wails:
celebration
cheer
conviviality
crowings
delight
deliriums
ecstasy
elation
enjoyment
euphoria
exhilaration
exuberance
exultation
feastings
festivity
gaiety
gayety
gladness
glee
gloatings
glory
happiness
jollifications
jollity
joy
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