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Cries Wails

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noun

• a cry of sorrow and grief

• a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person

• a mournful poem; a lament for the dead

verb

• express grief verbally

• regret strongly

40%5Cries loudly
noun

• a cry of sorrow and grief

verb

• emit long loud cries

• cry weakly or softly

39%9 Uttering loud cries or wails
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