Hullabaloo vs Wail - What's the difference?
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An uproar or fuss.
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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.
(slang, music) To perform with great liveliness and force.
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(obsolete) To choose; to select.
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Hullabaloo is a related term of wail.
As nouns the difference between hullabaloo and wail
is that hullabaloo is an uproar or fuss while wail is a prolonged cry, usually high-pitched, especially as of grief or anguish.As a verb wail is
to cry out, as in sorrow or anguish or wail can be (obsolete) to choose; to select.hullabaloo
English
Noun
(en noun)- They made such a hullabaloo about the change that the authorities were forced to change it back.
- Certainly they had brought with them some rotten hippo–meat, which couldn’t have lasted very long, anyway, even if the pilgrims hadn’t, in the midst of a shocking hullabaloo , thrown a considerable quantity of it overboard.
Synonyms
* ado * fuss * hype * to-do * uproar *wail
English
Etymology 1
Probably from (etyl)Etymology inWebster's Dictionary
Noun
(en noun)- She let out a loud, doleful wail .
- The wail of snow-dark winter winds.
- A bird's wail in the night.
Verb
(en verb)- The wind wailed and the rain streamed down.
- to wail one's death
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Derived terms
* wailer * wailinglyReferences
Etymology 2
Compare Icelandic word for "choice".Verb
(en verb)- Wailed wine and meats