The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word WAIL , but the solution may also be MOAN which is one of the most recent solution (2008 in New York Sun).
Sound of lamentation crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| WAIL | 33 % | 4 |
| SIGH | 33 % | 4 |
| MOAN | 33 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Sound of lamentation
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- moan
- sigh
- wail
- alas
- complain
- cry
- dirge
- plaint
- moaning
- cru
- keen
- threnody
Crossword Answer definitions
WAIL noun- A prolonged cry, usually high-pitched, especially as of grief or anguish.
- Any similar sound as of lamentation; a howl.
- A sound made by emergency vehicle sirens, contrasted with "yelp" which is higher-pitched and faster.
- To cry out, as in sorrow or anguish.
- To weep, lament persistently or bitterly.
- To make a noise like mourning or crying.
- To lament; to bewail; to grieve over.
- To perform with great liveliness and force.
- To strike the skin in such a way as to produce a wale or welt.
- To give a surface a texture of wales or welts.
- To choose, select.
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 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
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