Word of the Day:
bewail
What It Means
Bewail in Context
“And all wept, and bewailed her: but he said, Weep not; she is not dead, but sleepeth.”
Did You Know?
From Middle English bewailen, equivalent to be- (“over, about”) + wail.
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