Talk:wail

"Wail on" v. "Whale on"
OED defines "to whale" as "to flog" (as well as "to go whale-fishing"), not its homonym "to wail."

Writer Virginia Heffernan also wrote an article for the New York Times, using the phrase "whaling on each other." I'm compelled to trust The New York Times' accuracy in diction.

What about it's use in music?
"This band wails."

~Jonathan 02:38, 16 September 2008 (UTC)

RfV April 2013
"(slang, music) To perform, express emotion in an exceptionally exciting way." Equinox ◑ 11:55, 9 April 2013 (UTC)
 * I notice we don't have any singing-related sense of wail. I think this is real if improvable. Mglovesfun (talk) 18:23, 10 April 2013 (UTC)
 * I've added three cites and modified the definition. OK? DCDuring TALK 22:48, 10 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Looks nice. Closing. Equinox ◑ 22:55, 10 April 2013 (UTC)

/hweil/
In Jailhouse Rock, Elvis pronounces it as /hweil/ --Backinstadiums (talk) 11:26, 1 February 2020 (UTC)