What is the Latin word for wailing?

The usual Latin words for “wailing” are plōrō, eiulō, plangō; also plōrātiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

English → Latin

“wailing” in Latin

plōrōto cry out; to lament, complain, deplore eiulōto wail, lament plangōto strike, beat, flap (repeatedly or with a noise); to beat the breast etc. as a sign of grief, desperation, fury; to be plōrātiōwailing, weeping, lamentation

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

wailing

ploratus (ploratio, Augustin): ejulatus: planctus. Vid: LAMENTATION.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for wailing?: The usual Latin words for “wailing” are plōrō, eiulō, plangō; also plōrātiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.