YOWL
Dictionary entry overview: What does yowl mean?
• YOWL (noun)
The noun YOWL has 1 sense:
1. a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
Familiarity information: YOWL used as a noun is very rare.
• YOWL (verb)
The verb YOWL has 2 senses:
1. cry loudly, as of animals
2. utter shrieks, as of cats
Familiarity information: YOWL used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• YOWL (noun)
Meaning:
A very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
bellow; bellowing; holla; holler; hollering; hollo; holloa; yowl; roaring; roar
Context example:
his bellow filled the hallway
Hypernyms ("yowl" is a kind of...):
call; cry; outcry; shout; vociferation; yell (a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition)
• YOWL (verb)
Meaning:
Cry loudly, as of animals
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
wrawl; yammer; yowl; howl
Context example:
The coyotes were howling in the desert
Hypernyms (to "yowl" is one way to...):
emit; let loose; let out; utter (express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words))
Sentence frames:
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Sentence examples:
You can hear animals yowl in the meadows
The meadows yowl with animals
Meaning:
Utter shrieks, as of cats
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
caterwaul; yowl
Hypernyms (to "yowl" is one way to...):
pipe; pipe up; shriek; shrill (utter a shrill cry)
Sentence frame:
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