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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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