yowl

yowl
Synonyms and related words:
bark, battle cry, bawl, bay, bell, bellow, blare, blat, blate, bleat, bray, call, caterwaul, cheer, cry, cry out, dolorous tirade, give tongue, give voice, groan, hail, halloo, holler, hollo, hoot, howl, hurrah, jeremiad, keen, lament, low, make an outcry, meow, mew, mewl, miaow, moan, moo, murmur, mutter, neigh, nicker, outcry, plaint, planctus, pule, rallying cry, roar, screak, scream, screech, shout, shriek, sob, squall, squawk, squeak, squeal, tirade, troat, ululate, ululation, wail, wail of woe, war cry, war whoop, whicker, whimper, whine, whinny, whoop, yammer, yap, yawl, yawp, yell, yelp, yip, yo-ho

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  • Yowl — Yowl, v. i. [See {Yawl}, v. i.] To utter a loud, long, and mournful cry, as a dog; to howl; to yell. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Yowl — Yowl, n. A loud, protracted, and mournful cry, as that of a dog; a howl. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • yowl — [jaul] v [Date: 1100 1200; Origin: Probably from the sound] if an animal or a person yowls, they make a long loud cry, especially because they are unhappy or in pain = ↑howl ▪ A tomcat was yowling out on the lawn. >yowl[i] n …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • yowl — [ jaul ] verb intransitive to make a long loud unhappy sound or complaint ╾ yowl noun count …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • yowl — /yowl/, v.i. 1. to utter a long, distressful or dismal cry, as an animal or a person; howl. n. 2. a yowling cry; a howl. [1175 1225; ME yuhele, yule, youle, appar. from a cry of pain or distress yuhele; cf. OE geoh (in geohthu grief)] * * * …   Universalium

  • yowl — (v.) early 13c., yuhelen, probably of imitative origin. The noun is recorded from mid 15c. Related: Yowled; yowling …   Etymology dictionary

  • yowl — [n/v] long, loud animate sound bawl, bay, caterwaul, cry, holler*, howl, mewl, scream, screech, squall, squeal, ululate, wail, whine, yell, yelp, yip; concept 77 …   New thesaurus

  • yowl — ► NOUN ▪ a loud wailing cry of pain or distress. ► VERB ▪ make such a cry. ORIGIN imitative …   English terms dictionary

  • yowl — [youl] vi. [ME goulen, youlen < ON gaula, to howl] to utter a long, mournful cry; howl n. such a cry …   English World dictionary

  • yowl|er — «YOW luhr», noun. a person or thing that yowls: »There are not many good girl singers these days, although there are plenty of echo chamber yowlers (Time) …   Useful english dictionary

  • yowl — UK [jaʊl] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms yowl : present tense I/you/we/they yowl he/she/it yowls present participle yowling past tense yowled past participle yowled to make a long loud unhappy sound or complaint Derived word: yowl UK / US… …   English dictionary

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