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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesululato
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ululato
"Si sentiva l'ululato del vento."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To howl, yowl, or cry out loudly and mournfully.
"The stray dog began to gowl at the approaching twilight."
- 1
A loud, mournful cry, howl, or scream.
"A sudden gowl broke the silence of the desolate moor."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English words such as goulen or giwlen, stemming from Old Norse geula (to yell or cry out). It shares common Germanic roots with words expressing loud, mournful, or angry vocal expressions, though it has become a rare regional dialect term in modern English.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Gowl" is said worldwide
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hurlement
Transliteration: urlement
"On entendait le hurlement du loup dans la nuit."
heulen
Transliteration: hoylen
"Der Hund fing an zu heulen."
ululato
Transliteration: ululato
"Si sentiva l'ululato del vento."
aullido
Transliteration: aullido
"El aullido resonó en todo el valle."
uivo
Transliteration: uivo
"O uivo do lobo ecoou na floresta."
चीख
Transliteration: cheekh
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"जंगल में कुत्ते की चीख सुनाई दी।"
嚎叫
Transliteration: háo jiào
Script: 中文汉字
"夜空中传来狼的嚎叫。"
울부짖음
Transliteration: ulbujijeum
Script: 한국어 한글
"숲 속에서 짐승의 울부짖음이 들렸다."
遠吠え
Transliteration: tooboe
Script: 日本語
"夜の闇に向かって狼が遠吠えをした。"
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