- (n.) The protracted, mournful cry of a dog or a wolf or other like sound.
- (v.t.) To utter with outcry.
- (n.) A prolonged cry of distress or anguish; a wail.
- (v.i.) To utter a sound expressive of distress; to cry aloud and mournfully; to lament; to wail.
- (v.i.) To make a noise resembling the cry of a wild beast.
- (v.i.) To utter a loud, protraced, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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