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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13 May 2025

DAZED

(adjective) in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock; “he had a dazed expression on his face”; “lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow”; “was stupid from fatigue”


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