2007-02-23 12:42:20 · 5 answers · asked by f_vidigal 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Elna W, the expression "WAILING away" does exist.
2007-02-23 12:57:33 · update #1
I've mostly only heard it in reference to babies crying and screaming continuously without end or people crying over something as if they were babies. The baby was wailing away in his crib. The girl was wailing away over being dumped. The "away" after the verb makes it slang usage. Wailing on its own just means to make a long, sad crying sound. The "away" means that it is going on for a while.
2007-02-23 17:28:53 · answer #1 · answered by Jeannie 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Wailing Meaning
2016-12-16 10:47:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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The expression "wailing away", what does it means?
2015-08-10 16:39:51 · answer #3 · answered by Kiele 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not wailing, it's whiling. It means waiting for the time to pass. Such as, I was whiling away the time until school let out by reading a book.
2007-02-23 12:48:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
Pretty self-explanitory when you break down the quote. It means that that person is ugly. So ugly that they have 'a face that only a MOTHER can love'.
2016-03-16 04:48:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋