Wail vs Cru - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between wail and cru

is that wail is to cry out, as in sorrow or anguish or wail can be (obsolete) to choose; to select while cru is .

is a prolonged cry, usually high-pitched, especially as of grief or anguish.

Probably from (etyl) Etymology in Webster's Dictionary

(en noun)

A prolonged cry, usually high-pitched, especially as of grief or anguish.

She let out a loud, doleful wail .

Any similar sound as of lamentation; a howl.

The wail of snow-dark winter winds.

A bird's wail in the night.

A sound made by emergency vehicle sirens, contrasted with "yelp" which is higher-pitched and faster.

(en verb)

To cry out, as in sorrow or anguish.

To weep, lament persistently or bitterly.

To make a noise like mourning or crying.

The wind wailed and the rain streamed down.

To lament; to bewail; to grieve over.

to wail one's death

(Shakespeare)

(slang, music) To perform with great liveliness and force.

* wailer * wailingly

Compare Icelandic word for "choice".

(en verb)

(obsolete) To choose; to select.

* Henryson

Wailed wine and meats

(Webster 1913) English terms with homophones

(en noun)

A grade or class of wine; as, premier cru

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