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Recent Examples of ululating
Weeping and caressing the lifeless Rahaf in her arms, the baby’s mother, Hejar Abu Jazar, kept ululating in despair.
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Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 11 Dec. 2025
Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 11 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ululating
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With a pummelling rhythm and howling guitar, the new song from fata morgana makes a desperate race against the doom loop.—
Harry Tafoya,
Pitchfork,
10 June 2026
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Lucy’s harebrained schemes constantly sent Ricky over the edge — and had audiences howling with laughter.—
Huntley Woods,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 June 2026
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The cells are basically screaming ‘Hey, our DNA is getting cooked here,’ and that stimulates the pigment cell.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
16 June 2026
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Police said officers were dispatched after a caller reported hearing a woman screaming inside an apartment.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
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“Ululating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ululating. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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