BEWAILINGS

Noun

bewailings

plural of bewailing

Source: Wiktionary


BEWAILING

Be*wail"ing, a.

Definition: Wailing over; lamenting.

– Be*wail"ing*ly, adv.

BEWAIL

Be*wail", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bewailed; p. pr. & vb. n. Bewailing.]

Definition: To express deep sorrow for, as by wailing; to lament; to wail over. Hath widowed and unchilded many a one, Which to this hour bewail the injury. Shak.

Syn.

– To bemoan; grieve.

– See Deplore.

Be*wail", v. i.

Definition: To express grief; to lament. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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