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wailingly


Meanings
  • adverb

    Expressing sorrow, grief, or pain in a loud and prolonged way


Rhymes
Words rhyming with wailingly
ailingly , ailing , ailingly
Variants
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wail , wailed , wailer , wailers , wailing , wails , wailing wall , wailing walls , Wailing Wall , Western Wall
Etymology
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From the verb 'wail' meaning to cry out in grief or pain, with the -ingly suffix indicating the manner in which the action is performed


Trivia
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  1. The word 'wailingly' is often used in poetry to describe the intensity of emotion.

  2. In some cultures, wailing is a traditional part of mourning and grief expression.


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  1. mourning: The process of expressing grief and coping with loss. 'Wailingly' is a common way to describe the expression of grief.


Culture
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In literature, 'wailingly' is often used to describe the mourning and grief of characters, such as in Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Raven' where Lenore's mourning is described as 'wailingly'. In music, it can be found in titles like 'Wailingly Weep' by B.B. King and 'Wailingly' by Thelonious Monster.

How to Memorize "wailingly"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine someone crying out in pain or sorrow, with their voice rising and falling in a loud, prolonged way. Visualize the emotion and intensity behind the sound.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'wailingly' with the sound of someone crying out in sorrow or grief. Imagine the emotional state of the person using the word.

  3. mnemonics

    - Remember the word 'wailingly' as 'wait' for a long time and 'lingly' like a long, drawn-out sound.


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