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ululate
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb ululate has 1 sense
- ululate(v = verb.communication) howl, roar, wail, yaup, yawl - emit long loud cries; "wail in self-pity"; "howl with sorrow" is one way to call, cry, holler, hollo, scream, shout, shout out, squall, yell
Derived form noun ululation1
Sample sentences:
The birds ululate in the woods
The woods ululate with many kinds of birds
CIDE DICTIONARY
ululate, v. i. [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]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
ululate, v.intr. howl, wail; make a hooting cry.
Derivative
ululant adj. ululation n.
Etymology
L ululare ululat- (imit.)
THESAURUS
ululate
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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