WAULING

Verb

wauling

present participle of waul

Noun

wauling (plural waulings)

A plaintive cry or howl, as of a cat.

Source: Wiktionary


WAUL

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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POLYGENIC

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According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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