aieeeee.

(also aieee.)  n.  a wail of despair, as upon hearing news of a loved one’s death.

<She is not prepared for Verlie’s reaction.  A wail—“Aieeeee”—that goes on and on, from Verlie’s wide mouth, and her wide, wild eyes.  “Aieee—“  —Alice Adams, The Stories of Alice Adams.> <“Aieeeee,” wailed Dwarf, eyes wide at once with despair and hopelessness.  —Niel Hancock, Faragon Fairingay: The Circle of Light, Book 2.>

(also aieeee.)  interj.  a cry for help.

<“Aieeeee, aieeee, aieeee!” cried the wolf.  “Help me, oh help me!” he cried, “and I shall reward you justly.”  For this is the way of wolves in tales of this kind.  —C.P. Estes, “The Wolf’s Eyelash.”>

interj.  a cry of frustration, as when at the end of one’s wits.

<Marauding deer nibbling your roses, chomping your baby tomatoes, stomping your feeble attempts at deer fencing, aieeeee!  —Jacqueline Girdner, “A Glimpse into the Mysteries of the Next Millennium.”>

interj.  a cry of nervous excitement, as on the night of one’s first musical gig (Rob O’Connell).


interj.  a warning call, as in Keep the River on Your Right by Tobias Schneelbaum.


interj.  a whimper of pain.

<“Aieeeee,” she whimpers as the [sea’s] salt water meets the gunshot wound and the split across her nose.  —Matt Lawrence, Dying to Get Here: A Story of Coming to America.>

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