YOWL

bellow, bellowing, holla, holler, hollering, hollo, holloa, roar, roaring, yowl

(noun) a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal); “his bellow filled the hallway”

yowl, caterwaul

(verb) utter shrieks, as of cats

howl, wrawl, yammer, yowl

(verb) cry loudly, as of animals; “The coyotes were howling in the desert”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

yowl (plural yowls)

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

Verb

yowl (third-person singular simple present yowls, present participle yowling, simple past and past participle yowled)

(intransitive) Utter a yowl.

(transitive) Express by yowling; utter with a yowl.

Anagrams

• Lowy, owly

Source: Wiktionary


Yowl, v. i. Etym: [See Yawl, v. i.]

Definition: To utter a loud, long, and mournful cry, as a dog; to howl; to yell.

Yowl, n.

Definition: A loud, protracted, and mournful cry, as that of a dog; a howl.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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