WAILING

To cry out, as in sorrow or anguish.

To weep, lament persistently or bitterly.

To make a noise like mourning or crying.

Example: "The wind wailed and the rain streamed down."

To lament; to bewail; to grieve over.

Example: "To wail one's death"

To perform with great liveliness and force.

To strike the skin in such a way as to produce a wale or welt.

To give a surface a texture of wales or welts.

To choose, select.