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(Entry 1 of 2)
a loud vocal expression of strong emotion
- the cat gave a yowl of anger
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verbSynonyms & Antonyms of yowl (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely
- a bitterly cold winter that had people yowling about their heating bills
Synonyms for yowl
- beef,
- bellyache,
- bitch,
- bleat,
- carp,
- caterwaul,
- complain,
- crab,
- croak,
- fuss,
- gripe,
- grizzle,
- grouch,
- grouse,
- growl,
- grumble,
- grump,
- holler,
- inveigh,
- keen,
- kick,
- kvetch,
- maunder
- [chiefly British],
- moan,
- murmur,
- mutter,
- nag,
- repine,
- scream,
- squawk,
- squeal,
- wail,
- whimper,
- whine,
- whinge
- [British],
- yammer,
- yawp
- (or yaup)
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“Yowl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yowl. Accessed 5 Aug. 2021.
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The first known use of yowl was in the 13th century
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