Bewailing
[bi'weilɪŋ]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bewail
(a.) Wailing over; lamenting.
Checker: Stella
Examples
- As he was thus bewailing his misfortunes, he stumbled over a charred timber and fell flat on the ground. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- She was so pathetic in her sobbing and bewailing, that I felt as if I had said I don't know what to hurt her. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
Checker: Stella