Waul (Verb)
Meaning
Make high-pitched, whiney noises.
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The child began to waul when her mother took away her toy.
- The puppies waul in their cage when they want attention from the shelter staff.
- As the boy scraped his knee, he let out a loud waul.
- My little sister wauls whenever she doesn't get her way.
- After the fire alarm blared, the kids on the playground started to waul.