wail in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.wail [Am weɪl, Brit weɪl] VB intr

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II.wail [Am weɪl, Brit weɪl] N

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to wail like a banshee
gemir como un alma en pena

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ululato
wail
plañir
to wail
ulular
to wail
lamento (por tristeza)
wail

wail in the PONS Dictionary

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The two plotters start wailing and are thrown out of the restaurant.
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Inside, there are no diners (despite disconcertingly cheap prices) and the sound of wailing voices from an adjoining room.
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When the plain pine coffin appeared, the scene became one of emotional mayhem, with women wailing and men pressing forward to touch it.
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They made no sign; they did not move or stir; but from the vault came that soul-sickening wail.
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The papooses wailed so loudly, and so piteously, that even not firing could not quell their voices.
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This is considered to be a condition of great torment, where there will be weeping, and wailing, and gnashing of teeth.
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The entire population accompanied the bearers to the grave and wailed loudly.
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In later versions, the banshee might appear before the death and warn the family by wailing.
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It wails childishly before flying into the side, accompanied with a splat sound effect.
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The stick figure's falls are accompanied by various sound effects -- cracks, wails and groans -- as it makes its way to the bottom.
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