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The song is soft, with a distant, wailing sax peeking in for a brief moment among drum lines.

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“We heard wailing like screaming in terror,” the woman said, saying the screams were a “type of guttural wailing you don’t really forget.”

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Agnes’ wailing — I could do that right now in front of you.

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In this welcoming new context — imagine “Moulin Rouge! The Musical” suffused with girl power — there’s never anything odd about the characters grinding and wailing like karaoke superstars.

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With his wailing vocal style and "prince of darkness" reputation, Ozzy led the band to become global stars - before he was fired due mainly to his increasing dependency on drugs and alcohol.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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