[{"word":"wails","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A prolonged cry, usually high-pitched, especially as of grief or anguish.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"She let out a loud, doleful wail."},{"definition":"Any similar sound as of lamentation; a howl.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"A bird's wail in the night."},{"definition":"A sound made by emergency vehicle sirens, contrasted with \"yelp\" which is higher-pitched and faster.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To cry out, as in sorrow or anguish.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To weep, lament persistently or bitterly.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To make a noise like mourning or crying.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The wind wailed and the rain streamed down."},{"definition":"To lament; to bewail; to grieve over.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to wail one's death"},{"definition":"To perform with great liveliness and force.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To strike the skin in such a way as to produce a wale or welt.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To give a surface a texture of wales or welts.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To choose, select.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wail","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wails","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wale"]}]