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wailing — I noun loud cries made while weeping (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑bawling • Derivationally related forms: ↑wail • Hypernyms: ↑crying, ↑weeping, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Wailing — Wail Wail, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wailed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wailing}.] [OE. wailen, weilen, probably fr. Icel. v[ae]la; cf. Icel. v[ae], vei, woe, and E. wayment, also OE. wai, wei, woe. Cf. {Woe}.] To lament; to bewail; to grieve over; as, to wail … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wailing — adj. Wailing is used with these nouns: ↑siren … Collocations dictionary
wailing — Death [[➝ death]] was accompanied with ritual mourning and professional wailers were employed (2 Sam. 3:31; Matt. 9:23; Acts 9:39). The length of time for wailing depended on the social position of the deceased … Dictionary of the Bible
wailing — AND whaling mod. excellent. (Teens.) □ Man, that’s wailing! □ What a whaling guitar! … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
Wailing Wall (disambiguation) — Wailing Wall may refer to: *The Western Wall of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem during the time of the Second Temple *Wailing Wall (band), a psychedelic rock band ** Wailing Wall (album), an album by Wailing Wall *The artist Wyland s murals of… … Wikipedia
Wailing Wall (band) — Wailing Wall was a 1970s psychedelic rock band.Personnel*Mike Cancellari (guitar) *Doug Adams (vocals) *Darrel Adams (bass guitar) *David Rutledge (drums)Discography* Wailing Wall LP (Suemi, 1970) * Wailing Wall CD (Shadoks Music 53,… … Wikipedia
Wailing Cisticola — In KwaZulu Natal, South Africa Conservation status … Wikipedia
Wailing Wall — the Wailing Wall a high stone wall in Jerusalem where Jews go to pray. It is the only remaining part of the ancient Temple of Jerusalem, which was destroyed in AD70 … Dictionary of contemporary English
Wailing Wall — n. 〚name applied by non Jews, suggested by the passionate praying heard there〛 WESTERN WALL * * * … Universalium
Wailing Wall — n. [name applied by non Jews, suggested by the passionate praying heard there] WESTERN WALL … English World dictionary
