Definitions for yowlyaʊl

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

yowlyaʊl(v.; n.)yowled, yowl•ing

  1. (v.i.)to utter a long, distressful or dismal cry, as an animal or a person; howl.

  2. (n.)a yowling cry; a howl.

Origin of yowl:

1175–1225; ME yu(he)le, yule, youle

yowl′er(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. bellow, bellowing, holla, holler, hollering, hollo, holloa, roar, roaring, yowl(verb)

    a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)

    "his bellow filled the hallway"

  2. howl, wrawl, yammer, yowl(verb)

    cry loudly, as of animals

    "The coyotes were howling in the desert"

  3. yowl, caterwaul(verb)

    utter shrieks, as of cats

Wiktionary

  1. yowl(Noun)

    A prolonged, loud cry, like the sound of an animal; a wail; a howl.

  2. yowl(Verb)

    Utter a yowl.

  3. yowl(Verb)

    Express by yowling; utter with a yowl.

  4. Origin: From yollen, past participle of yellen. More at yell, yollen.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Yowl(verb)

    to utter a loud, long, and mournful cry, as a dog; to howl; to yell

  2. Yowl(noun)

    a loud, protracted, and mournful cry, as that of a dog; a howl


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