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Railing vs Wailing - What's the difference?

railing | wailing |

As nouns the difference between railing and wailing

is that railing is a fence or barrier consisting of one or more horizontal rails and vertical supports while wailing is a loud drawn out scream and howl.

As verbs the difference between railing and wailing

is that railing is while wailing is .

railing

English

Noun

(wikipedia railing) (en noun)
  • A fence or barrier consisting of one or more horizontal rails and vertical supports.
    • During the war, everyone's railings were taken away to make bombers.

    Derived terms

    * hand railing is in place to provide guidance on stairs or in corridors. * guard railing is in place to prevent accidental falls from an elevated area.

    Usage notes

    British use is normally the plural.

    Verb

    (head)

    • Anagrams

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    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.