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Definition of yowl
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Examples of yowl in a Sentence
The cat was yowling outside.
He was yowling in pain.
Recent Examples of yowl from the Web
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Thirty years before Nirvana and Sub Pop made Seattle ground zero for grunge, there was another mélange of raw, thumping rhythms, surf guitar and yowling vocals emanating from the Pacific Northwest.
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Origin and Etymology of yowl
Middle English
yowl
Definition of yowl
: a loud long mournful wail or howl (as of a cat)
Examples of yowl in a Sentence
the cat gave a yowl of anger
First Known Use of yowl
15th century
YOWL Defined for English Language Learners
yowl
playDefinition of yowl for English Language Learners
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: to make a loud, long cry of grief, pain, or distress
YOWL Defined for Kids
Definition of yowl for Students
yowled
;yowling
: to utter a loud long cry (as of pain or suffering)
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