WAUL

squall, waul, wawl

(verb) make high-pitched, whiney noises

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

waul (third-person singular simple present wauls, present participle wauling, simple past and past participle wauled)

To wail, to cry plaintively.

Anagrams

• Ulwa

Source: Wiktionary


Waul, v. i. Etym: [Of imitative origin.]

Definition: To cry as a cat; to squall; to wail. [Written also wawl.] The helpless infant, coming wauling and crying into the world. Sir W. Scott.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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