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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