wailing

(noun) loud cries made while weeping. Synonyms: bawling.

(verb) emit long loud cries. Synonyms: howl, ululate, wail, roar, yawl, yaup. Examples: "Wail in self-pity." "Howl with sorrow."

(verb) cry weakly or softly. Synonyms: wail, whimper, mewl, pule. Example: "She wailed with pain."

(adj) vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression. Synonyms: lamenting, wailful. Examples: "Lamenting sinners." "Wailing mourners." "The wailing wind." "Wailful bagpipes." "Tangle her desires with wailful sonnets"- shakespeare."