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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)
Meaning: Cry loudly, as of animals Classified under: Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing Synonyms: 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: Something ----s Sentence examples: You can hear animals yowl in the meadows
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: Something ----s "Fine words butter no parsnips." (English proverb) "There is nothing as eloquent as a rattlesnake's tail." (Native American proverb, Navajo) "The dogs may bark but the caravan moves on." (Arabic proverb) "One who scorns is one who buys." (Corsican proverb)
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