yowl
verb (used without object)
to utter a long, distressful or dismal cry, as an animal or a person; howl.
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
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He had sought dark corners and had yowled when the best friend he had in the world tried to coax him out to his meals.
From The Phantom Herd by B. M. Bower