bewail
pronunciation
How to pronounce bewail in British English:
UK [bɪˈweɪl]
How to pronounce bewail in American English:
US [bɪˈwel]
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- Verb:
- regret strongly
Word Origin
- bewail (v.)
- c. 1300, from be- + wail (v.). Related: Bewailed; bewailing.
Example
- 1. No voices I hear that bewail .
- 2. And she said to her father : grant me only this which I desire : let me go , that I may go about the mountains for two months , and may bewail my virginity with my companions .
- 3. For those who bewail britain 's loss of sovereignty in various directions , mainly european ones , this offshoot of the 47-member council of europe is a lightning rod for discontent .
- 4. They do not complain of this dry , desolate land nor do they bewail the fate that brought them here .
- 5. In the bleak bewail , make pieces of exquisite tenderness , choke aphasia in night lines .