yowl

• POS: Noun, Verb (usu participle)

CIDE DICTIONARY

yowl, v. i. [See Yawl, v. i.].

 To utter a loud, long, and mournful cry, as a dog; to howl; to yell.  [1913 Webster]

yowl, n. 

 A loud, protracted, and mournful cry, as that of a dog; a howl.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

yowl, n. & v.
--n. a loud wailing cry of or as of a cat or dog in pain or distress.
--v.intr. utter a yowl.

Etymology

imit.

THESAURUS

yowl

bark, battle cry, bawl, bay, bell, bellow, blare, blat, blate, bleat, bray, call, caterwaul, cheer, cry, cry out, dolorous tirade, give tongue, give voice, groan, hail, halloo, holler, hollo, hoot, howl, hurrah, jeremiad, keen, lament, low, make an outcry, meow, mew, mewl, miaow, moan, moo, murmur, mutter, neigh, nicker, outcry, plaint, planctus, pule, rallying cry, roar, screak, scream, screech, shout, shriek, sob, squall, squawk, squeak, squeal, tirade, troat, ululate, ululation, wail, wail of woe, war cry, war whoop, whicker, whimper, whine, whinny, whoop, yammer, yap, yawl, yawp, yell, yelp, yip, yo-ho