yowl
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verb \ˈyau̇(-ə)l\Definition of YOWL
intransitive verb
1
: to utter a loud long cry of grief, pain, or distress : wail
2
: to complain or protest with or as if with yowls
transitive verb
: to express with yowling
See Examples of YOWL
- The cat was yowling outside.
- He was yowling in pain.
Origin of YOWL
Middle English
First Known Use: 13th century
Related to YOWL
- Synonyms
- beef, bellyache, bitch, bleat, carp, caterwaul, crab, croak, fuss, gripe, grizzle, grouch, grouse, growl, grumble, grump, holler, inveigh, keen, kick, kvetch, maunder [chiefly British], moan, murmur, mutter, nag, repine, scream, squawk, squeal, wail, whimper, whine, whinge [British], yammer, yawp (or yaup), complain
2yowl
nounDefinition of YOWL
: a loud long mournful wail or howl (as of a cat)
Examples of YOWL
- <the cat gave a yowl of anger>
First Known Use of YOWL
15th century
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