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ululate
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yool
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ul·u·late
/
ˈʌl
yəˌleɪt
,
ˈyul-
/
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uhl
-y
uh
-leyt
,
yool
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]
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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;
<
Latin
ululātus,
past participle of
ululāre
to howl, shriek, of imitative orig.;
see
-ate
1
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ul·u·la·tion,
noun
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ululate
(ˈjuːljʊˌleɪt)
—
vb
(
intr
) to howl or wail, as with grief
[C17: from Latin
ululāre
to howl, from
ulula
screech owl]
'ululant
—
adj
ulu'lation
—
n
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