as in to howl
to make a long loud mournful sound Arab women ululating with grief

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Recent Examples on the Web Individual voices — chanting, ululating, cracking, squealing, howling — gradually emerge over speakers, as does a soft, smooth choral harmony underneath. 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 People in the courtroom were ecstatic, leaping up, clapping and ululating, LEGABIBO legal policy director Caine Youngman told The Associated Press. Cara Anna, chicagotribune.com, 11 June 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 Sam and Bash force the quiet Indian-American student Arthie Premkumar (Sunita Mani) to play Beirut the Mad Bomber, a Lebanese terrorist who growls and ululates. Judy Berman, New York Times, 25 June 2018 The crowd ululates and the black BMW disappears as supporters cut toward it. Laignee Barron / Kedah, Time, 8 May 2018

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“Ululate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ululate. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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