The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SIGH , but the solution may also be ALAS which is one of the most recent solution (2014 in Newsday).
Oral lament crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SIGH | 50 % | 4 |
| ALAS | 50 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Oral lament
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- alas
- sigh
- cru
- cry
- utterance
- bewail
- howl
- howling
- jeremiad
- plain
- roar
- sob
Crossword Answer definitions
SIGH noun- A deep, prolonged audible inhale and exhale of breath; as when fatigued, frustrated, grieved, or relieved; the act of sighing.
- Figuratively, a manifestation of grief; a lament.
- A person who is bored.
- To inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and immediately expel it; to make a deep single audible respiration, especially as the result or involuntary expression of fatigue, exhaustion, grief, sorrow, frustration, or the like.
- To lament; to grieve.
- To utter sighs over; to lament or mourn over.
- To experience an emotion associated with sighing.
- To make a sound like sighing.
- To exhale (the breath) in sighs.
- To express by sighs; to utter in or with sighs.
- An expression of fatigue, exhaustion, grief, sorrow, frustration, or the like, often used in casual written contexts.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result SIGH
- "Bunuel's "The Last __"
- Deep breath
- Sound of relief
- Sound of lamentation
- [Here we go again]
- Wistful sound
- Unexpressed "Alas"
- Unuttered "Alas"
- Sound of nostalgia
- Act relieved