What is another word for wawl?

Pronunciation: [wˈɔːl] (IPA)

Synonyms for Wawl:

What are the hypernyms for Wawl?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Wawl

Whether it was that Therese, in fear of her infant crying, pressed it so close to her bosom as to awaken it, or whether the rumbling and tramping along the road roused its sleeping ear-the child stirred, and began what promised to be a long shrill wawl, if it had not been stopped.
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Harriet Martineau
Raoul Archambaud-pronounced wawl Shebvo-interrupted excitedly, I showed him my license to steal eggs from Giants who were raising counterfeit geese, but he was going to lock me up anyway.
"Rastignac the Devil"
Philip José Farmer

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