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Recent Examples of ululate
Individual voices — chanting, ululating, cracking, squealing, howling — gradually emerge over speakers, as does a soft, smooth choral harmony underneath.
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Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2020
No, but their enjoyment of their visit to The Bean stands to be dramatically impaired if the immediately surrounding area becomes a boisterous daily forum for competing religious, political and social activists ululating for attention.
—Eric Zorn, chicagotribune.com, 17 Sep. 2019
Memes of women praising the crown prince and ululating in celebration danced around the Internet.
—Ben Hubbard, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Aug. 2019
Women ululated as Francis and the king walked along the promenade of the Hassan Tower complex under umbrellas.
—Amira El Masaiti, The Seattle Times, 31 Mar. 2019
The crowd ululates and the black BMW disappears as supporters cut toward it.
—Laignee Barron / Kedah, Time, 8 May 2018
Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2020
No, but their enjoyment of their visit to The Bean stands to be dramatically impaired if the immediately surrounding area becomes a boisterous daily forum for competing religious, political and social activists ululating for attention.
—Eric Zorn, chicagotribune.com, 17 Sep. 2019
Memes of women praising the crown prince and ululating in celebration danced around the Internet.
—Ben Hubbard, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Aug. 2019
Women ululated as Francis and the king walked along the promenade of the Hassan Tower complex under umbrellas.
—Amira El Masaiti, The Seattle Times, 31 Mar. 2019
The crowd ululates and the black BMW disappears as supporters cut toward it.
—Laignee Barron / Kedah, Time, 8 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ululate
Verb
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The wind whips, the vegetation snaps, the electrical towers howl.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
6 Sep. 2025
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The screams, the reason everyone assembles, when the screams come, after a few collective inhales and exhales and a moment to gather one’s thoughts, the screams come like long guttural howls.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Witnesses screamed in horror and fled for cover after the bullet struck Kirk in the neck.—
Michael Ruiz , Peter D'Abrosca , Julia Bonavita , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , David Spunt , CB Cotton,
FOXNews.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Broadcast and cable networks like CNN did show some of the footage, but stopped the images and ran only audio, with the sounds of those in the crowd screaming.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Ululate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ululate. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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