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Define Wail Meaning

Wail
To go nuts on any instrument, including the voice, by either playing extremely hard or hitting the money highnote.

The saxophonist from the 80's group Men at Work really wails throughout the song "Who Can It Be Now."
By Mabel
Wail
To weep loudly, to cry or bawl, to lament or mourn for someone.

To cry out, usually in grief.

The wind was howling outside that night. At about midnight, we heard a woman wailing, broken by occasional sobs. We knew instantly that it was the banshee. We knew then that one of us would soon die.

As I was locking up for the night, I heard a little girl somewhere in the building, and she was wailing. Following the sound into into the women's room, I saw a little girl of about four, her face flushed from crying. As I walked towards her, she disappeared. Was this my imagination or had I seen a ghost?
By Elle
Wail
Often used to describe the extremely aggressive punching action of one person against another during a fight

Did you see that? He was wailing on that guy!
By Camellia
Wail
To make an intensely high note on a guitar.

Nobody can out-wail Yngwie Malmsteen.
By Lanna
Wail
to be absolutely awesome

That new µ release fucking wails!
By Hildy
Wail
1. verb-To eat or drink, or consume something very fast

2. verb-To hit or punch repeatedly

Wow, I really wailed that sandwich!

You missed a great fight, you should've seen him wail on his face!!!
By Persis
Wail
2. A word that can be applied ot almost any term to express force. A fun and expressive word.

I wanna wail her face. (passionate kissing)

I wailed him in the jaw. (punched)

I would wail her so hard. (I would sleep with her)

I really wailed that party. (made a big scene at that party)

I got wailed. (embarassed, ridiculed)
By Corette
Wail
Verb
To throw or pass an object

Likely to be coined in the south midlands

'oi, wail me one of those beers over'
By Morganica
Wail
to rest your penis upon that of another's shoulder or head.

hello. Let me wail on you please.
By Ame
Wail On
verb.
To beat up someone using a flurry of punches and kicks thrown quickly one after another and landing so fast that the victim has no time to avoid or block any of them.

yo that big nigga's gonna wail on that lil nigga and fuck him up!
By Shea