Tumult vs Wail - What's the difference?
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Confused, agitated noise as made by a crowd.
* Alexander Pope
Violent commotion or agitation, often with confusion of sounds.
A riot or uprising.
(obsolete) To make a tumult; to be in great commotion.
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.
* Henryson
Tumult is a related term of wail.
As nouns the difference between tumult and wail
is that tumult is tumult, ruckus, row 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.tumult
English
Noun
(en noun)- Till in loud tumult all the Greeks arose.
- the tumult of the elements
- the tumult of the spirits or passions
Synonyms
* uproar * ruckusVerb
(en verb)- Importuning and tumulting even to the fear of a revolt. — Milton.
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