yowl
[ youl ]
/ yaʊl /
verb (used without object)
to utter a long, distressful or dismal cry, as an animal or a person; howl.
noun
a yowling cry; a howl.
Origin of yowl
1175–1225; Middle English yuhele, yule, youle, apparently from a cry of pain or distress yuhele; compare Old English geoh- (in geohthu grief)
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yowl
/ (jaʊl) /
verb
to express with or produce a loud mournful wail or cry; howl
noun
a loud mournful cry; wail or howl
Derived Formsyowler, noun
Word Origin for yowl
C13: from Old Norse gaula; related to German jaulen; see yawl ²
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Word Origin and History for yowl
yowl
early 13c., yuhelen, probably of imitative origin. The noun is recorded from mid-15c. Related: Yowled; yowling.
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