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ULULATE

Dictionary entry overview: What does ululate mean?

• ULULATE (verb)
The verb ULULATE has 1 sense:

1. emit long loud cries

Familiarity information: ULULATE used as a verb is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• ULULATE (verb)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Emit long loud cries

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

howl; ululate; wail; yaup; yawl; roar

Context examples:

wail in self-pity / howl with sorrow

Hypernyms (to "ululate" is one way to...):

call; cry; holler; hollo; scream; shout; shout out; squall; yell (utter a sudden loud cry)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "ululate"):

squall; waul; wawl (make high-pitched, whiney noises)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

Sentence examples:

The birds ululate in the woods
The woods ululate with many kinds of birds

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