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yowl

[ youl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used without object)

to utter a long, distressful or dismal cry, as an animal or a person; howl.

noun

a yowling cry; a howl.

yowl

/ jaʊl /

verb

to express with or produce a loud mournful wail or cry; howl

noun

a loud mournful cry; wail or howl

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Derived Forms

ˈyowler, noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of yowl¹

1175–1225; Middle English yuhele, yule, youle, apparently from a cry of pain or distress yuhele; compare Old English geoh- (in geohthu grief )

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Word History and Origins

Origin of yowl¹

C13: from Old Norse gaula; related to German jaulen; see yawl ²

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