Word Study
waul
CIDE DICTIONARY
waul, v. i. [Of imitative origin.].
To cry as a cat; to squall; to wail. [1913 Webster]
"The helpless infant, coming wauling and crying into the world." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
waul, v.intr. (also wawl) give a loud plaintive cry like a cat.
Etymology
imit.
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