wail

To cry out, as in sorrow or anguish.intransitive

To weep, lament persistently or bitterly.intransitive

To make a noise like mourning or crying.intransitive

• The wind wailed and the rain streamed down.

To lament; to bewail; to grieve over.transitive

• to wail one's death

To perform with great liveliness and force.slang

• Another outstanding surfer from Hawaii - Fred Hemmings. Fred only stands up on alternate Wednesdays, but when he does, he really wails.
• At Boston's Roseland, as "the Count's band was wailing," he grabbed Mamie, an avid dancer. The "band was screaming when she kicked off her shoes and got barefooted

A prolonged cry, usually high-pitched, especially as of grief or anguish.

• She let out a loud, doleful wail.

Any similar sound as of lamentation; a howl.

• The wail of snow-dark winter winds.
• A bird's wail in the night.

A sound made by emergency vehicle sirens, contrasted with "yelp" which is higher-pitched and faster.

Synonym of wale (“to choose; to select”).obsolete

• Wailed wine and metes