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



RESET




Word of the Day

4 April 2025

GUILLOTINE

(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

Coffee is among the most consumed beverages worldwide. According to Statista, an average person consumes roughly 42.6 liters of coffee per year.

coffee icon