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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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