waul Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb make high-pitched, whiney noises
    squall; wawl.

WordNet


Waul intransitive verb
Etymology
Of imitative origin.
Definitions
  1. To cry as a cat; to squall; to wail. Written also wawl.
    The helpless infant, coming wauling and crying into the world. Sir W. Scott.

Webster 1913