bewailed
past simple and past participle ofbewail
bewail
verb[T]
literaryuk/bɪˈweɪl/us/bɪˈweɪl/toexpressgreatsadnessordisappointmentabout something:
He bewailed hismisfortuneand thelossof his mosttreasuredpossessions.
Synonyms
bemoanformal
deploreformal
lament
Complaining
- be/go on atsomeoneidiom
- bellyaching
- bewail
- brouhaha
- bugger, sod, etc. this for a lark!idiom
- complain
- complaining
- create/kick up/raise a stinkidiom
- gnashing of teethidiom
- grouch
- make noisesidiom
- mutter
- nark
- raise a rumpusidiom
- rumpus
- squawk
- start on atsomeone
- vituperation
- whinging
- whiny
Examplesofbewailed
bewailed
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Peoplebewailedtheir own fate or that of their relatives, and there were some who prayed for death in their terror of dying.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The womanbewailedthis so long that her son, just a boy when his sisters vanished, grew up to be a man.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.When they tried to domineer and insisted on his joining their games, hebewailedand expressed his no concern over their foolish action.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They saw the saloon as political corruption incarnate, andbewailedthe damage done to women and children.
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