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- pronunciation:
- yaUl
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
yowls, yowling, yowled |
| definition: |
to give forth a loud, plaintive, or distressed cry or wail.
The pain of its injury made the dog yowl.The child yowled when his mother left him at the daycare center.- synonyms:
- howl, wail
- similar words:
- bawl, bellow, bray, caterwaul, cry, roar, scream, screech, shriek, squeal, ululate, whine, yelp
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| related words: |
keen, yell |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a plaintive or distressed cry or howl.
We heard the yowl of the cat and knew it had been hurt.- synonyms:
- howl, wail
- similar words:
- bawl, bellow, bray, caterwaul, cry, lament, scream, screech, shout, shriek, squeal, whine, yelp
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| related words: |
howl, keen, yell |
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| derivation: |
yowler (n.) |
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