ululate
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Latin ululāre (“to howl”), of imitative origin.
Pronunciation [edit]
Verb [edit]
ululate (third-person singular simple present ululates, present participle ululating, simple past and past participle ululated)
- to howl loudly or prolongedly in lamentation or joy
- 1915, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Valley of Fear
- 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 feminine ululation.
- 1915, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Valley of Fear
- to produce a rapid and prolonged series of sharp noises with one's voice.
Synonyms [edit]
Translations [edit]
to howl loudly
Related terms [edit]
Italian [edit]
Verb [edit]
ululate
- second-person plural present indicative of ululare
- second-person plural imperative of ululare
- Feminine plural of ululato
Latin [edit]
Verb [edit]
ululāte
- first-person plural present active imperative of ululō
