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wail

/weɪl/ /weɪl/
  1. 1 feryat etmek, avaz avaz ağlamak
  2. 2 (siren) acı acı çalmak, uğuldamak

Definition (English)

  1. To cry loudly in a long, high voice because of pain or sadness.
  2. (Of a siren or the wind) to make a long, high sound.

Example Sentences

  1. The baby wailed loudly until her mother picked her up.
    Bebek, annesi onu kucağına alana kadar avaz avaz ağladı.
  2. She wailed in grief when she heard the news.
    Haberi duyunca acıyla feryat etti.
  3. Sirens wailed in the distance as the ambulance came closer.
    Ambulans yaklaşırken uzakta sirenler acı acı çalıyordu.
  4. The wind wailed through the trees all night.
    Rüzgâr bütün gece ağaçların arasında uğuldadı.

Verb Forms Regular

Base wail
/weɪl/
Past wailed
/weɪld/
Participle wailed
/weɪld/
Spelling rule

Add ‑edwail → wailed

Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.

Same rule: work → worked · want → wanted · help → helped

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil yumuşak (ötümlü) bir ünsüzle, /l/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. wailed /weɪld/

Synonyms

Collocations

wail loudlywail in painwail of sirenswail of griefhear wailingwail for help