Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to rail
Participle: railed
Gerund: railing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | rail |
| you | rail |
| he;she;it | rails |
| we | rail |
| you | rail |
| they | rail |
Perfect
| I | have railed |
| you | have railed |
| he;she;it | has railed |
| we | have railed |
| you | have railed |
| they | have railed |
Past
| I | railed |
| you | railed |
| he;she;it | railed |
| we | railed |
| you | railed |
| they | railed |
Pluperfect
| I | had railed |
| you | had railed |
| he;she;it | had railed |
| we | had railed |
| you | had railed |
| they | had railed |
Future
| I | will rail |
| you | will rail |
| he;she;it | will rail |
| we | will rail |
| you | will rail |
| they | will rail |
Future Perfect
| I | will have railed |
| you | will have railed |
| he;she;it | will have railed |
| we | will have railed |
| you | will have railed |
| they | will have railed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | rail |
| you | rail |
| he;she;it | rail |
| we | rail |
| you | rail |
| they | rail |
Perfect
| I | have railed |
| you | have railed |
| he;she;it | have railed |
| we | have railed |
| you | have railed |
| they | have railed |
Imperfect
| I | railed |
| you | railed |
| he;she;it | railed |
| we | railed |
| you | railed |
| they | railed |
Pluperfect
| I | had railed |
| you | had railed |
| he;she;it | had railed |
| we | had railed |
| you | had railed |
| they | had railed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would rail |
| you | would rail |
| he;she;it | would rail |
| we | would rail |
| you | would rail |
| they | would rail |
Perfect
| I | would have railed |
| you | would have railed |
| he;she;it | would have railed |
| we | would have railed |
| you | would have railed |
| they | would have railed |
Imperative
| you | rail |
| we | Let's rail |
| you | rail |
Verbs conjugated like 'rail'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'rail'
ail,
bail,
brail,
drail,
fail,
frail,
hail,
jail,
mail,
nail,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment
- bellyache, bleat, carp, chunter, complain, crab, croak, dump on, frine, girn, give out, grotch, gruntle, harp, inveigh, make a stink, murmur, nag, nark, repine, ride, snivel
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. "complain," 1460, from M.Fr. railler "to tease or joke" (15c.), perhaps from O.Prov. ralhar "scoff, to chat, to joke," from V.L. *ragulare "to bray" (cf. It. ragghiare "to bray"), from L.L. ragere "to roar," probably of imitative origin. See rally (2). Raillery "good-humored ridicule" is from 1653.
2. From Middle English rail, rayl, *reȝel, *reȝol (found in reȝolsticke (“a ruler”)), partly from Old English regol (“a ruler, straight bar”) and partly from Old French reille; both from Latin regula (“rule, bar”), from regō (“to rule, to guide, to govern”); see regular. Doublet of regal, regula, rigol, and rule.
Sample Sentences
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“ What would the poor and lowly do, without children ? ” said St. Clare, leaning on the railing, and watching Eva, as she tripped off, leading Tom with her. “ Your little child is your only true democrat. Tom, now is a hero to Eva; his stories are wonders in her eyes, his songs and Methodist [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)