Both Uses of
bewail
in
David Copperfield
- She was so pathetic in her sobbing and bewailing, that I felt as if I had said I don't know what to hurt her.†
Chpt 43-45 *
- Joining these groups, I found bewailing women whose husbands were away in herring or oyster boats, which there was too much reason to think might have foundered before they could run in anywhere for safety.†
Chpt 55-57
Definition:
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(bewail) express strong regret