wailed (for)

verb

past tense of wail (for)
as in mourned
to feel or express sorrow for her grandfather asked her not to wail for him, saying that he had had a good life and was at peace

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  1. mourned
  2. lamented
  3. regretted
Verb
  • Readers mourned Bill Spoon’s BBQ, which fed generations before shutting during the pandemic in 2020, and Bubba’s Barbecue on Sunset Road, which closed in January 2026 after 40 years of Eastern North Carolina-style ‘cue.
    — Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 6 July 2026
  • Nearby, Muhammad Farooq mourned the loss of his young daughter.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026
Definition of mourned
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  • Senate Budget Committee Vice Chairman Roger Niello, R-Fair Oaks, lamented how the budget process went.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2026
  • The two transgender athletes who challenged the West Virginia and Idaho's laws, Becky Pepper-Jackson and Lindsay Hecox, respectively, were represented by the ACLU, which lamented the Supreme Court's decision.
    — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 30 June 2026
Definition of lamented
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  • Some of that money will be well spent, and other dollars will be regretted for years to come.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
  • And instantly regretted it, and submitted my resignation at the end of the day.
    — Kurt Andersen, Vulture, 17 June 2026
Definition of regretted
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