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Moaning vs Wailing - What's the difference?

moaning | wailing |

As verbs the difference between moaning and wailing

is that moaning is present participle of lang=en while wailing is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between moaning and wailing

is that moaning is the utterance of a moan while wailing is a loud drawn out scream and howl.

moaning

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The utterance of a moan.
    • the moanings of the wounded men

    wailing

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A loud drawn out scream and howl.
  • *1898 , , (Moonfleet) Chapter 5:
  • *:'For as soon as I heard Tewkesbury tell of screams and wailings in the air, and no one to be seen,' said Elzevir, 'I guessed that some poor soul had got shut in the vault, and was there crying for his life.

    • Verb

    (head)
    • Craig ran off wailing because his friend pulled a prank on him.