piagnucolare — meaning in English

English meaning

• wail verb To cry out loudly in grief, pain, or sorrow.
• whimper verb To cry or make small, weak, broken sounds, usually from pain, fear, or distress.
• whine verb To complain in an annoying, high-pitched or self-pitying way.

Senses

piagnucolare is used for these senses in English:

• cry someone a river (idiomatic, often, sarcastic) To weep profusely or excessively in the presence of another person.
• wail (transitive) To lament; to bewail; to grieve over.
• whimper To cry or sob softly and intermittently.
• whine (intransitive) To complain or protest with a whine (compare whinge) or as if with a whine.

wail — full definition

1. verb To cry out loudly in grief, pain, or sorrow.
2. noun A long, high-pitched cry of grief or distress.

whimper — full definition

1. verb To cry or make small, weak, broken sounds, usually from pain, fear, or distress.
2. noun A soft, weak, broken sound of distress.

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