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ululant

American  
[uhl-yuh-luhnt, yool-] / ˈʌl yə lənt, ˈyul- /

adjective

  1. howling; ululating.

Etymology

Origin of ululant

1865–70; < Latin ululant- (stem of ululāns ), present participle of ululāre. See ululate, -ant

Example Sentences

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He burst out laughing, after a doubtful and ululant fashion, I dare say; but he went home, took up his auld wife, and played 'Tullochgorum' some fifty times over, with extemporized variations.

From Robert Falconer by MacDonald, George

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