Ululate (original) (raw)

I. (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Emit long loud cries

Example:

howl with sorrow

Synonyms:

howl; roar; ululate; wail; yaup; yawl

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "ululate" is one way to...):

call; cry; holler; hollo; scream; shout; shout out; squall; yell (utter a sudden loud cry)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "ululate"):

squall; waul; wawl (make high-pitched, whiney noises)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

Sentence examples:

The birds ululate in the woods

The woods ululate with many kinds of birds

Derivation:

ululation (a long loud emotional utterance)

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