The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SIGH , but the solution may also be MOAN which is one of the most recent solution (2012 in LA Times).
Plaintive sound crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SIGH | 30 % | 4 |
| WHINE | 20 % | 5 |
| GROAN | 10 % | 5 |
| MOAN | 10 % | 4 |
| SOB | 10 % | 3 |
| WAIL | 10 % | 4 |
| HOWL | 10 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Plaintive sound
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- howl
- groan
- moan
- sigh
- sob
- whine
- plangent
- howling
- coo
- mew
- whimper
- alas
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
More clues leading to the result WHINE
- Bellyache
- Sound resembling a cry
- Carp
- Be a complainer
- Moan and groan
- Pule
- Keep going "Why me?"
- Kvetch
- Complain plaintively
- Peevish complaint
More clues leading to the result GROAN
- Mournful sound
- React to a bad pun
- Disappointed response
- Pun reaction
- Bad pun outcome
- Reaction to a pop quiz, often
- "Do I have to?" accompaniment, say
- This might follow a bad pun
- React to an outrageous pun
- Reaction to a pun, perhaps
More clues leading to the result MOAN
- Keen
- Lament
- Painful utterance
- Sorrowful cry
- Haunted house noise
- Haunted-house sound
- Haunted house sound
- Busy sound?
- Complaining sound
- Gripe
More clues leading to the result SOB
More clues leading to the result WAIL
- Lament
- Sound of lamentation
- Caterwaul
- Ululate
- Sing the blues
- Baby's cry
- Kick ass, as on an instrument
- Play a mean sax
- Banshee's noise
- Banshee's warning