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death-wail

death-wail is the alternative spelling of death wail.

Meaning of death wail

Noun

death wail (plural death wails)

  1. An intense mournful cry given by mourners upon someone's death.
    • A sudden, long-drawn howl curdled out from across the river. A human dingo might had made such an awful sound. Merry threw out helpless hands. ‘He’s gone!’ he said. ‘The death-wail. I’ve been listening for that all the morning.’1937, Ion L. Idriess, Over the Range, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, published 1947, page 214

Forms of death-wail

pluraldeath-wails

Questions about death-wail

What is death-wail the alternative spelling of?
Death-wail is the alternative spelling of death wail.

Words near death-wail in the dictionary

  1. death-spirals
  2. death-stare
  3. death-stiffness
  4. death-struggle
  5. death-struggles
  6. death-wail
  7. death-wails
  8. death-watch beetle
  9. death-watch beetles
  10. death/doom
  11. deathbed

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