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ul⋅u⋅late

  [uhl-yuh-leyt, yool-]
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–verb (used without object), -lat⋅ed, -lat⋅ing.
1. to howl, as a dog or a wolf; hoot, as an owl.
2. to utter howling sounds, as in shrill, wordless lamentation; wail.
3. to lament loudly and shrilly.
Origin:
1615–25; < L ululātus, ptp. of ululāre to howl, shriek, of imit. orig.; see -ate 1

Related forms:
ul⋅u⋅la⋅tion, noun
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ul·u·late   (ŭl'yə-lāt', yōōl'-)   
intr.v.   ul·u·lat·ed, ul·u·lat·ing, ul·u·lates
To howl, wail, or lament loudly.

[Latin ululāre, ululāt-, ultimately of imitative origin.]
ul'u·lant (-lənt) adj., ul'u·la'tion n.
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Ululate

Ul"u*late\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Ululated; p. pr. & vb. n. Ululating.] [L. ululatus, p. p. of ululare to howl, yell, shriek.] To howl, as a dog or a wolf; to wail; as, ululating jackals. --Sir T. Herbert.
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