ululation

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ululation

/juːljʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n/ UK
/ʌljʊ-/ UK
/ˌjuljuˈleɪʃən/ US
/ˌʌljə-/ US

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Borrowed from Latin ululātiō, from ululō (“to howl, shriek, yell”) (from a reduplicated Proto-Indo-European imitative root) + -ātiō (suffix forming nouns relating to some action or the result of an action) (from Proto-Indo-European *-tis (suffix forming abstract or action nouns from verb roots)). By surface analysis, ululate + -ion.

noun ululations

The act of ululating; a long, loud, wavering cry or howl. The overthrown Martian set up a prolonged ululation, and immediately a second glittering giant, answering him, appeared over the trees[.]
Similar: bay, baying, caterwaul, caterwauling, howl, keen, keening, kyoodle, ululation, wail, wailing, yowl

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noun long, loud cry or howl

Français	you-you
Ελληνικά	ολολυγή ololygí
Română	urlet
Русский	улюлю́канье uljuljúkanʹje
العربية	زَغْرَدَة zaḡrada, هَلْهُولَة halhūla
עברית	צהלולים tsahalulim

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@misc{ululation_2026,
  title = {ululation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ululation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}