ululating

Definition of ululatingnext
present participle of ululate

Example Sentences

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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. Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 11 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ululating
Verb
  • Every trip down and back left his lungs howling.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
  • In the grips of her ghost, the young woman starts howling accusations aimed at a local mob boss (Zlatko Burić) who happens to be sitting at the bar.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 5 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Police were called to Access Self Storage at 7000 Southwest 22nd Court on March 1 after an employee reported hearing a man inside a unit screaming and asking for medical attention, according to the report.
    David Goodhue March 10, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
  • During cross-examination of Kaley in February, a Meta lawyer played footage of her mother screaming at her that the teen had posted to social media, and displayed Kaley’s lower-case Instagram story rants about her home life.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026

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“Ululating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ululating. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.

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