Definitions for bewail

bewail be·wail

Spelling: [bih-weyl]
IPA: /bɪˈweɪl/

Bewail is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 101 anagrams from letters in bewail (abeilw).

Definitions for bewail

verb (used with object)

  1. to express deep sorrow for; lament:

verb (used without object)

  1. to express grief.

Origin of bewail

Middle English word dating back to 1250-1300; See origin at be-, wail

Examples for bewail

Wit you well that ever will I bewail the death of my dear friend, Sir Gareth.

I recount this not to bewail my fate, or to dwell in the past.

In women, it is reckoned becoming to bewail their loss; in men, to remember it.

When we argue that we weep the dead, it would be more true to say that we bewail the living.

Now they shout and cheer, now they lament and bewail, as loud as they can.

Yet not once in the course of that trip did he bewail his fate.

And now that God has granted my prayer, I bewail His way of doing it.

They did nothing but regret the past and bewail the present.

I ventured to bewail my fate a little, but that did not seem to advance my cause.

The gods will welcome me; there is nothing to bewail in death.

Word Value for bewail
Scrable

11

Words with friends

13

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