ululate

ululate
Synonyms and related words:
bark, bawl, bay, bell, bellow, bewail, blare, blat, blate, bleat, bray, call, caterwaul, creak, cry, cry out, give tongue, give voice, groan, howl, keen, low, make an outcry, meow, mew, mewl, miaow, moan, moo, neigh, nicker, pipe, pule, quest, roar, screak, scream, screech, shriek, shrill, skirl, skreigh, squall, squawk, squeak, squeal, tirade, troat, wail, whicker, whine, whinny, whistle, wrawl, yammer, yap, yawl, yawp, yell, yelp, yip, yowl

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  • Ululate — Ul u*late, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Ululated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ululating}.] [L. ululatus, p. p. of ululare to howl, yell, shriek.] To howl, as a dog or a wolf; to wail; as, ululating jackals. Sir T. Herbert. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ululate — (v.) 1620s, from L. ululatus, pp. of ululare (see ULULATION (Cf. ululation)). Related: Ululated; ululating …   Etymology dictionary

  • ululate — *roar, bellow, bluster, bawl, vociferate, clamor, howl Analogous words: wail, keen, weep, *cry: bewail, lament (see DEPLORE) …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • ululate — ► VERB ▪ howl or wail. DERIVATIVES ululation noun. ORIGIN Latin ululare howl, shriek …   English terms dictionary

  • ululate — [yo͞ol′yoo lāt΄, ul′yoo lāt΄] vi. ululated, ululating [< L ululatus, pp. of ululare, to howl: echoic] 1. to howl or hoot 2. to wail or lament loudly ululant [yo͞ol′yoolənt, ul′yoolənt] adj. ululation n …   English World dictionary

  • ululate — UK [ˈjuːljʊleɪt] / US [ˈjuljəˌleɪt] verb [intransitive] Word forms ululate : present tense I/you/we/they ululate he/she/it ululates present participle ululating past tense ululated past participle ululated mainly literary to make a long high… …   English dictionary

  • ululate — intransitive verb ( lated; lating) Etymology: Latin ululatus, past participle of ululare, of imitative origin Date: circa 1623 howl, wail • ululation noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • ululate — ululation, n. /ul yeuh layt , yoohl /, v.i., ululated, ululating. 1. to howl, as a dog or a wolf; hoot, as an owl. 2. to utter howling sounds, as in shrill, wordless lamentation; wail. 3. to lament loudly and shrilly. [1615 25; < L ululatus, ptp …   Universalium

  • ululate — verb /ˈjuːljuleɪt,ˈʊljəleɪt/ a) to howl loudly or prolongedly in lamentation or joy Should I ever marry, Watson, I should hope to inspire my wife with some feeling which would prevent her from being walked off by a housekeeper when my corpse was… …   Wiktionary

  • ululate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. howl, wail, cry, hoot, bark, mewl, mew, meow, bellow, moo, roar, caterwaul. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. howl, wail, lament. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To utter or emit a long, mournful,… …   English dictionary for students

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