Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To howl, wail, or lament loudly, especially by alternating rapidly between two high-pitched sounds.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To howl, as a dog or a wolf. To hoot or screech, as an owl.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb To howl, as a dog or a wolf; to wail.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb to
howl loudly or prolongedly inlamentation orjoy - verb to produce a
rapid andprolonged series of sharp noises with one's voice.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb emit long loud cries
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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And then she started to ululate, which is what they do.
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After landing deftly on his paws, he disappeared into the woods, his long ululate howl echoing behind him as he ran away from me.
How to Flirt with A Naked Werewolf Molly Harper 2011
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By all means, sing and chant, but do not ululate, because this brings forth unnecessary demons.
How to Meet and Dance with Your Death (Como encuentrar y bailar con su muerte): A Cure for Suicide Larissa Shmailo 2011
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After landing deftly on his paws, he disappeared into the woods, his long ululate howl echoing behind him as he ran away from me.
How to Flirt with A Naked Werewolf Molly Harper 2011
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All proceeds from the song will go to the Health and Hope Oasis, the children's cancer hospital they visited in Cairo, bringing children to their feet clapping and dancing in spite of their IVs and inspiring the hospital workers to ululate to the music.
Cynthia P. Schneider: The Gospel Of Sufism In Post-Revolutionary Egypt Cynthia P. Schneider 2011
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After landing deftly on his paws, he disappeared into the woods, his long ululate howl echoing behind him as he ran away from me.
How to Flirt with A Naked Werewolf Molly Harper 2011
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After landing deftly on his paws, he disappeared into the woods, his long ululate howl echoing behind him as he ran away from me.
How to Flirt with A Naked Werewolf Molly Harper 2011
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In some cultures, the grieving ululate, whip themselves, and rend their clothing.
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After landing deftly on his paws, he disappeared into the woods, his long ululate howl echoing behind him as he ran away from me.
How to Flirt with A Naked Werewolf Molly Harper 2011
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All proceeds from the song will go to the Health and Hope Oasis, the children's cancer hospital they visited in Cairo, bringing children to their feet clapping and dancing in spite of their IVs and inspiring the hospital workers to ululate to the music.
Cynthia P. Schneider: The Gospel Of Sufism In Post-Revolutionary Egypt Cynthia P. Schneider 2011
82times commented on the word ululate
I had to look this one up today after reading it in What is the What. I'm gonna keep this word, I like it.
November 11, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word ululate
Not to be confused with uvulate.
August 26, 2008
yarb commented on the word ululate
Citation on shit-works.
June 19, 2009