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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.
[Middle English yowlen, probably of imitative origin .]
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yowl
(jaʊl)vb
to express with or produce a loud mournful wail or cry; howl
n
a loud mournful cry; wail or howl
[C13: from Old Norse gaula; related to German jaulen; see yawl2]
ˈyowler n
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yowl
(yaʊl)v. yowled, yowl•ing,
n. v.i.
1. to utter a long, distressful or dismal cry, as an animal or a person; howl.
n. 2. a yowling cry; a howl.
[1175–1225; Middle English yu(he)le, yule, youle]
yowl′er, n.
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yowl
Past participle: yowled
Gerund: yowling
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yowl
verb2. To make inarticulate sounds of grief or pain, usually accompanied by tears:
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