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rail [ rayl ] (past and past participle railed, present participle rail·ing, 3rd person present singular rails)


intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
denounce or complain bitterly: to denounce, protest against, or attack somebody or something in bitter or harsh language
Some people rail against the injustice of the system.

[15th century. Via French railler "mock, tease" < Old Provençal ralhar "chat, joke" < late Latin ragere "neigh, roar"]

rail·er noun
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