ululation

[ uhl-yuh-ley-shuhn, yool- ]

/ ˌʌl yəˈleɪ ʃən, ˌyul- /

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noun

a long, high-pitched trilling sound resembling a howl, or the act of making such a sound, as to express grief or joy or as part of a musical performance:I particularly liked how her sharp ululation, like a battle cry, punctuated one of the songs on the album.

the howling of a dog or wolf, or the hooting of an owl: A low moan rose swiftly to a high and mournful ululation as the wolf serenaded the round, perfect moon.

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How to use ululation in a sentence

Again and again that melancholy ululation, with never a consonantal sound to break it, went forth into the night.
Joan of the Sword Hand|S(amuel) R(utherford) Crockett
It was badly stage-managed; for even the rawest investigators must be struck by the absence of the usual feminine ululation.
The Valley of Fear|Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
All that resulted was a continuation of that mournful ululation like a wail out of eternity.
The Long Voyage|Carl Richard Jacobi
It was odd to see the effect that the ululation of the wild cat crying out in the woods had had upon the strapping frontiersman.
The Bungalow Boys Along the Yukon|Dexter J. Forrester

Then with one frenzied crescendo of inhuman ululation they stiffened and lay still, and Conan knew that they were dead.
The People of the Black Circle|Robert E. Howard

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