Yowl

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To utter a long loud mournful cry; wail.
  • v. To say or utter with a yowl.
  • n. A long loud mournful cry; a wail.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A prolonged, loud cry, like the sound of an animal; a wail; a howl.
  • v. Utter a yowl.
  • v. Express by yowling; utter with a yowl.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. To utter a loud, long, and mournful cry, as a dog; to howl; to yell.
  • n. A loud, protracted, and mournful cry, as that of a dog; a howl.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To give a long distressful or mournful cry, as a dog; howl; hence, of persons, to yell; bawl.
  • n. A long distressful or mournful cry, as that of a dog.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. cry loudly, as of animals
  • n. a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
  • v. utter shrieks, as of cats
  • Verb Form
    yowled    yowling    yowls   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    emit    let out    let loose    utter    call    yell    vociferation    shout    cry    outcry   
    Form
    yowler   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    howl    yell   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    yelp    yip    bellow    whinny    bleat    halloo    squawking    blare    clunk    ululation