Meaning of BEWAIL
| Pronunciation: | | bi'weyl
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| | Definition: | | [v] regret strongly |
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| | Synonyms: | | bemoan, deplore, lament, regret |
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| | See Also: | | complain, kick, kvetch, plain, quetch, sound off | |
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\Be*wail"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bewailed}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Bewailing}.]
To express deep sorrow for, as by wailing; to lament; to wail
over.
Hath widowed and unchilded many a one, Which to this
hour bewail the injury. --Shak.
Syn: To bemoan; grieve. -- See {Deplore}.
\Be*wail"\, v. i.
To express grief; to lament. --Shak.
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| | Related Terms: | | be sorry for, bemoan, deplore, dirge, elegize, give sorrow words, grieve, keen, knell, lament, moan, mourn, regret, repine, rue, rue the day, sigh, sing the blues, sorrow, weep, weep over |
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