yowl (redirected from yowling)

yowl  (youl)

v. yowled, yowl·ing, yowls

v.intr.

To utter a long loud mournful cry; wail.

v.tr.

To say or utter with a yowl.

n.

A long loud mournful cry; a wail.

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[Middle English yowlen, probably of imitative origin .]

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yowl

Verb

to produce a loud mournful wail or cry

Noun

a wail or howl [Old Norse gaula]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	yowl - a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal); "his bellow filled the hallway" bellow, bellowing, holla, holler, hollering, hollo, holloa, roar, roaring cry, outcry, shout, vociferation, yell, call - a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience"
Verb	1.	yowl - cry loudly, as of animals; "The coyotes were howling in the desert" wrawl, yammer, howl let loose, let out, utter, emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"
	2.	yowl - utter shrieks, as of cats             caterwaul pipe, shriek, shrill, pipe up - utter a shrill cry

Translations

yowl [jaul] n [of animal, person] → aullido

vi → aullar

yowl [jaul] n → hurlement m; miaulement m

vi → hurler; miauler

yowl [jaul] n (of animal) → Jaulen nt;

(of person) → Heulen nt

yowl [jaul] n [of dog, person] → urlo; [of cat] → miagolio

vi → urlare; miagolare