English Explanatory Dictionary

ululation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of ululating; a long, loud, wavering cry or howl.

Pronunciation

/juːljʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n/ /ʌljʊ-/ /ˌjuljuˈleɪʃən/ /ˌʌljə-/ en-us-ululation.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ululation.wav

Word forms

ululation ululations

Etymology

] Borrowed from Latin ululātiō, from ululō (“to howl, shriek, yell”) (from a reduplicated Proto-Indo-European imitative root) + -ātiō (suffix forming nouns relating to some action or the result of an action) (from Proto-Indo-European *-tis (suffix forming abstract or action nouns from verb roots)). By surface analysis, ululate + -ion.

Synonyms

bay baying caterwaul caterwauling howl keen keening kyoodle ululation wail wailing yowl yowling

Related words

ululant ululate
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