bewail
verb/bɪˈweɪl/
/bɪˈweɪl/
(formal or humorous)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they bewail | /bɪˈweɪl/ /bɪˈweɪl/ |
| he / she / it bewails | /bɪˈweɪlz/ /bɪˈweɪlz/ |
| past simple bewailed | /bɪˈweɪld/ /bɪˈweɪld/ |
| past participle bewailed | /bɪˈweɪld/ /bɪˈweɪld/ |
| -ing form bewailing | /bɪˈweɪlɪŋ/ /bɪˈweɪlɪŋ/ |
- bewail something to express very sad feelings about something
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