ululation

noun

ulu·​la·​tion

plural -s

1

: a loud mournful usually protracted and rhythmical sound : howl

2

: the action of ululating : howling

the ululation of the ambulance

—Christopher Morley

the ululation of our despair

—Sidney Alexander

Word History

Etymology

Latin ululation-, ululatio, from ululatus + -ion-, -io -ion

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Rhymes for ululation

• abdication
• aberration
• abjuration
• abnegation
• abrogation
• acceptation
• acclamation
• acclimation
• accusation
• activation
• actuation
• acylation