OXFORD Collocations | dictionary for students of English

wail noun

ADJ. loud | high, high-pitched | banshee | distant We could just hear the distant wail of a siren.

VERB + WAIL give, let out | hear

PREP. with a ~ With a wail he threw himself on the bed and buried his face in the pillow. | ~ of She gave a wail of anguish. > Note at SOUND