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(yo̵ul)

intransitive verb

to utter a long, mournful cry; howl

Origin: ME goulen, youlen < ON gaula, to howl

noun

such a cry

See yowl in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb yowled, yowl·ing, yowls

verb, intransitive

To utter a long loud mournful cry; wail.

verb, transitive

To say or utter with a yowl.

noun

A long loud mournful cry; a wail.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English yowlen

Origin: , probably of imitative origin

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