to waah

Examples

• All

• Don't waah about everything!

• He tends to waah whenever things do not go his way.

• You could hear her waah from the other room after she scraped her knee.

• The baby started to waah when it was hungry.

• The baby began to waah loudly when he was hungry.

• Whenever he doesn't get his way, he starts to waah like a child.

• You could hear her waah from the next room after she fell down.

Synonyms

W

to wawl

vsto waah

9.9

To make a long, high, sad noise like crying

is more like a loud babylike cry rather than general howling

W

to waul

vsto waah

• Archaic

9.9

To make a loud, high, sad sound like a cat's cry

is the human imitation of a high whining cry rather than animal sound

W

to wheep

vsto waah

9.9

To make a short high whistling sound like a small bird

is louder and longer, imitating an insistent babylike complaint

Y

to yawp

vsto waah

9.9

Make a loud, rough sound like a shout to show anger or complaint

is a high-pitched whining sound rather than a harsh raucous outcry

Y

to yow

vsto waah

• Informal

9.9

To let out a loud cry because of pain, surprise, or alarm

is a whining complaint like a baby cry not a sharp pain shout

B

to baw

vsto waah

• UK

9.9

To cry loudly because you feel upset or hurt

is a higher-pitched whining complaint like a baby cry rather than plain weeping

Antonyms

R

to rejoice

93 3.6

Feel or show that you are very happy

How Loud

scream

596 1.0

wail

54 3.2

to waah

• Informal

9.9

whine

• Informal

28 3.0

to grumble

41 3.7

Surface Forms

Etymology