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ululated

  • past participle
    of ululate.
    ululate
    verb (used without object)
    to howl, as a coyote or wolf, or to hoot, as an owl.
  • past tense form
    of ululate.
    ululate
    verb (used without object)
    to howl, as a coyote or wolf, or to hoot, as an owl.

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Who knew that Martians, inside monstrous tripodal machines taller than many buildings, actually ululated, that they made eerily haunting "ulla, ulla, ulla, ulla" sounds?

From Salon ● Nov. 26, 2021

Women ululated, fathers and uncles rushed to lift the returnees into the air amid shouts of joy.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 14, 2018

Yemeni refugees cheered and ululated as their plane dipped towards Aden, returning them to a precarious life in their home city three weeks after fighting there ended and months after most of them fled.

From Reuters ● Aug. 11, 2015

After Mr. Tumaileh’s victory, men went out into the streets chanting and women ululated from balconies.

From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2015

People sang and danced and the women ululated as I was led away.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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