I.a crying, squalling of young children: “vagitus et ploratus,” Plin. 7, praef. § “2: vagituque locum lugubri complet,” Lucr. 5, 226: “continuo auditae voces vagitus et ingens Infantumque animae flentes,” Verg. A. 6, 426: “edere vagitum,” Quint. 1, 1, 21: “dare,” Ov. H. 11, 85: “sonare vagitibus,” Mart. 9, 21, 3.—Of the bleating of young goats, Ov. M. 15, 466; cf. Varr. L. L. 7, § 104 Müll.—Of a crying for pain: “nec nox ulla ... Quae non audierit mixtos vagitibus aegris Ploratus,” Lucr. 2, 579; Cels. 7 praef. med.
vāgītus , ūs, m. vagio,