Wail vs. Whale — What's the Difference?

A prolonged high-pitched cry of pain, grief, or anger

Whales are a widely distributed and diverse group of fully aquatic placental marine mammals. They are an informal grouping within the infraorder Cetacea, which usually excludes dolphins and porpoises.

Utter a wail

Any of various marine mammals of the order Cetacea; a cetacean.

To make a long, loud, high-pitched cry, as in grief, sorrow, or fear.

Any of various larger members of this order, including the blue whale, humpback whale, and right whale, in contrast to the porpoises and dolphins.

To make a prolonged, high-pitched sound suggestive of a cry

(Informal) An impressive example

To lament over; bewail.

To engage in the hunting of whales.

A long, loud, high-pitched cry, as of grief or pain.

To strike or hit repeatedly and forcefully; thrash.

A long, loud, high-pitched sound

To strike or hit (a ball) with great force.

A loud, bitter protest

To strike or hit a person or thing repeatedly and forcefully

(intransitive) To cry out, as in sorrow or anguish.

To swing at a ball with great effort, especially repeatedly.

(intransitive) To weep, lament persistently or bitterly.

To attack vehemently

(intransitive) To make a noise like mourning or crying.

Any one of numerous large marine mammals comprising an informal group within infraorder Cetacea that usually excludes dolphins and porpoises.

(transitive) To lament; to bewail; to grieve over.

(by extension) Any species of Cetacea.

To perform with great liveliness and force.

(figuratively) Something, or someone, that is very large.

(obsolete) wale

Something, or someone, that is excellent.

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

(gambling) In a casino, a person who routinely bets at the maximum limit allowable.

Any similar sound as of lamentation; a howl.

An investor who deals with very large amounts of money.

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

A person who spends large amounts of money on things that are marketed to them.

To choose; to select.

(intransitive) To hunt for whales.

To lament; to bewail; to grieve over; as, to wail one's death.

To thrash, to flog, to beat vigorously or soundly.

To express sorrow audibly; to make mournful outcry; to weep.

Any aquatic mammal of the order Cetacea, especially any one of the large species, some of which become nearly one hundred feet long. Whales are hunted chiefly for their oil and baleen, or whalebone.

Loud weeping; violent lamentation; wailing.

A very large person; impressive in size or qualities

A cry of sorrow and grief;

Any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head

Emit long loud cries;

Hunt for whales

Cry weakly or softly;