The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
squall, waul, wawl
(verb) make high-pitched, whiney noises
Source: WordNet® 3.1
waul (third-person singular simple present wauls, present participle wauling, simple past and past participle wauled)
To wail, to cry plaintively.
• 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
29 May 2025
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.