wailing

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
wailing n(mournful crying)lamentos nmpl
  gemidos nmpl
  quejas nfpl
 We could hear the wailing of the women at the funeral.
 Podíamos escuchar los lamentos de las mujeres en el funeral.
wailing n(making long high sound) (figurado)llanto nm
  sonido nm
 The wailing of sirens could be heard throughout the night.
 El llanto de las sirenas se escuchaba durante la noche.
wailing adj(mournful crying)quejumbroso/a adj
 Mark heard the wailing voices of the mourners.
 Mark escuchó las quejumbrosas voces de los dolientes.
wailing adj(making long high sound)gemido nm
  dar gemidos loc verb
  que da gemidos loc adj
 The wailing sirens of the police cars were deafening.
 Los gemidos de las sirenas de los coches de policía te dejaban sordo.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
wail n(mournful cry)gemido nm
  llanto nm
  lamento nm
 We heard the wail of children coming from the nursery.
 Escuchábamos los gemidos de los bebes que venían de la guardería.
wail⇒ vi(cry mournfully)gemir⇒ vi
  llorar⇒ vi
 Women wailed and beat their breasts at the funeral.
 Las mujeres gimieron y se golpearon el pecho en el funeral.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
the Wailing Wall,
the Western Wall n		(Judaism: sacred wall in Jerusalem)Muro de los Lamentos n propio m
  Muro de las Lamentaciones n propio m
 The Wailing Wall is a very holy place for observant Jews.
 El Muro de los Lamentos es un lugar muy sagrado para los practicantes judíos.
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'wailing' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
keening
Spanish:
lloro - gimoteo - graznido - llantina

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