Waul

Waul
Waul Waul, v. i. [Of imitative origin.] To cry as a cat; to squall; to wail. [Written also {wawl}.] [1913 Webster]

The helpless infant, coming wauling and crying into the world. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]


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  • Waul — (auch Woil) in n Lanne, dat is slim; Waul in der Stowen is âwer noch slimmer. – Schambach, II, 445. Unkraut im Lande ist schlimm, Schmuz und Unordnung in der Stube ist noch schlimmer. Das Wort »Waul« bezeichnet nach Schambach eigentlich Unkraut… …   Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon

  • waul — waul; cat·er·waul; …   English syllables

  • waul — [wôl] vi., n. 〚see CATERWAUL〛 wail, squall, or howl * * * …   Universalium

  • waul — [wôl] vi., n. [see CATERWAUL] wail, squall, or howl …   English World dictionary

  • Waul — Thomas Neville Waul (* 5. Januar 1813 in Sumter District (heute Sumter County), South Carolina; † 28. Juli 1903 nahe Greenville, Hunt County, Texas) war ein US amerikanischer Politiker. Waul kandidierte 1859 erfolglos für den Bundesstaates Texas… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Waul's Legion — was a combined arms force that fought for the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. Raised in the spring of 1862 near Brenham by Brigadier General Thomas Neville Waul, the legion originally consisted of twelve infantry… …   Wikipedia

  • waul — verb /wɔːl/ to wail, to cry plaintively …   Wiktionary

  • waul — wɔːl v. cry with a high pitched sound, cry with a piercing sound like a baby or cat; make whiney loud sounds: squall …   English contemporary dictionary

  • waul — [wɔ:l] verb give a loud plaintive cry like that of a cat. Origin C16: imitative …   English new terms dictionary

  • waul — /wɔl/ (say wawl) verb (i) to cry as a cat or a newborn baby; squall. Also, wawl. {imitative} …  

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