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Wail

/wˈeɪl/
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(verb) To cry out, as in sorrow or anguish.

You can cry and wail all you like, no one is going to hear you.
Brenda let out a loud wail at the sight of her dead daughter.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The child began to ____ loudly after she realize that she had lost her favorite toy in the city park today.

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