ululate
verb (used without object)
ululating
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present participleof ululate.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Others surged towards the casket, dancing, clapping, ululating; all through tears.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2026
Crowds gathered at the hospital, cheering and ululating to celebrate.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2023
“I feel like I am in Morocco!” said Ibrahim Boutahar, a Moroccan fan who lives in Doha and joined the dancing, chanting and ululating crowd.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 5, 2022
Her relative anonymity allowed her to let loose in front of the small crowd, and those who clicked with the percussive, ululating machinations that filtered out of her USB hollered and jerked along.
From New York Times ● Dec. 3, 2021
A high ululating cry brought him instantly awake.
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
