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ululate

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ul·u·late  (ly-lt, yl-)
intr.v. ul·u·lat·ed, ul·u·lat·ing, ul·u·lates
To howl, wail, or lament loudly.
[Latin ululre, ulult-, ultimately of imitative origin.]
ulu·lant (-lnt) adj.
ulu·lation n.
ululate [ˈjuːljʊˌleɪt]
vb
(intr) to howl or wail, as with grief
[from Latin ululāre to howl, from ulula screech owl]
ululant  adj
ululation  n
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Verb1.ululate - emit long loud criesululate - emit long loud cries; "wail in self-pity"; "howl with sorrow"
howl, wail, yaup, yawl, roar
cry, scream, shout out, yell, squall, shout, holler, hollo, call - utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me"
squall, waul, wawl - make high-pitched, whiney noises
Translations
ululate [ˈjuːljʊleɪt] VI → ulular
ululate
vi (liter, mourning women) → (weh)klagen (liter); (dog etc) → heulen
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The designs have the exuberance and form that ululates joy in your house.
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used up by other women for twenty years, now he comes all shriveled up and expects me to ululate for him: haven't i got eyes; don't i have self-respect and a reputation to keep, did i wait this long for a beggar?
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