ululate

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ululate

/ˈjuːljuleɪt/
/ˈʌljəleɪt/

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Borrowed from Latin ululō, ululātus, of imitative origin. Cognate with Spanish aullar (“to howl”) and ulular (“to hoot”), and French ululer (“to howl”).

verb ululates · ululating · ululated

To howl loudly or prolongedly in lamentation or joy. Should I ever marry, Watson, I should hope to inspire my wife with some feeling which would prevent her from being walked off by a housekeeper when my corpse was lying within a few yards of her. It was badly stage-managed; for even the rawest investigators must be struck by the absence of the usual
Similar: bay, howl, wail
To produce a rapid and prolonged series of sharp noises with one's voice.

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verb to howl loudly

Español	ulular
한국어	울다 ulda, 울부짖다 ulbujitda, 우짖다 ujitda
Português	ulular
Français	ululer, hululer
Deutsch	heulen
Italiano	ululare
Ελληνικά	αλαλάζω alalázo
Română	urla

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@misc{ululate_2026,
  title = {ululate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ululate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}