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bewail

/bɪˈweɪl/

Translations

bewailverb

bewailed

Past Simple

bewailed

Past Participle

bewailing

Gerund

/bɪˈweɪl/

She bewailed the loss of her childhood home after it was demolished.

Elle a déploré la perte de la maison de son enfance après sa démolition.

se lamenter

All night the villagers could be heard bewailing outside the ruined temple.

Toute la nuit, on a entendu les villageois se lamenter devant le temple en ruines.

Synonyms

bewailverb

To express deep sorrow or regret over something.

She bewailed the loss of her childhood home after it was demolished.

To utter cries of grief; to wail or lament aloud.

All night the villagers could be heard bewailing outside the ruined temple.