ululate

• POS: Verb (intransitive)
• HYPHEN: ul=u=late

CIDE DICTIONARY

ululate, v. i. [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.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

ululate, v.intr. howl, wail; make a hooting cry.

Derivative

ululant adj. ululation n.

Etymology

L ululare ululat- (imit.)

THESAURUS

ululate

bark, bawl, bay, bell, bellow, bewail, blare, blat, blate, bleat, bray, call, caterwaul, creak, cry, cry out, give tongue, give voice, groan, howl, keen, low, make an outcry, meow, mew, mewl, miaow, moan, moo, neigh, nicker, pipe, pule, quest, roar, screak, scream, screech, shriek, shrill, skirl, skreigh, squall, squawk, squeak, squeal, tirade, troat, wail, whicker, whine, whinny, whistle, wrawl, yammer, yap, yawl, yawp, yell, yelp, yip, yowl