as in vocal
engaging in or marked by loud and insistent cries especially of protest
town meeting is always full of yowling residents who never seem to be happy with anything the town does
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as in complaining
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely
a bitterly cold winter that had people yowling about their heating bills
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Recent Examples of yowling
Joan Morris, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
Normally, howling and yowling in the presence of another cat is not a good sign.
—Joan Morris, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yowling
Adjective
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The bill doesn’t have any vocal opposition, Irwin said, but the Legislature has failed to pass it on previous occasions.—
Andrew Graham,
Sacbee.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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This is much to the chagrin of its rather vocal critics.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
23 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Rather than complaining and predicting economic ruin, Americans treated rationing as noble.—
Gil Troy,
New York Daily News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Some Toyota fans reacted poorly to the announcement, complaining about the loss of the hybrid version of the Highlander that Toyota has marketed since 2005.—
Keith Laing,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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That way, their songs can be carried farther to potential mates, without the noisy interruption of a howling wind.—
Sheryl De Vore,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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Every trip down and back left his lungs howling.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The attempts to meet Conway were unsuccessful, prosecutors said, but added that the pair did arrange two meetings with Rubio, who is a longtime friend of Rivera's and had been an outspoken critic of the Maduro regime.—
Jacob Rosen,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Bianco is an outspoken Trump supporter.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Mar. 2026
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One video shows black smoke streaming out of a building where a wall is painted blue with flowers and the sound of a woman can be heard screaming.—
Marin Scott,
NBC news,
24 Mar. 2026
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Nunez then began raping her while Jones stuffed rocks in her mouth to try to stop her from screaming, detectives said in the report.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
23 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Illinois and Chicago are high-tax, big-promise blue strongholds with long, tawdry histories of waste, fraud, patronage, insider deals and blatant corruption.—
Andy Shaw,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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Critics, including Democratic lawmakers, called the dinner a blatant pay-for–access scheme.—
Ben Weiss,
Fortune,
19 Mar. 2026
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With LeBron James buying into a supporting actor role, the Lakers are a legitimate threat because Doncic is more focused on scoring buckets than whining to officials.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
20 Mar. 2026
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Part of it is [capturing] the color of light in the morning or the sound of drones whining in the air.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Mar. 2026
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The denials were only more vociferous at the idea of using them off-label for someone like Mundo.—
Eric Boodman,
STAT,
23 Mar. 2026
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Not even co-owner Ryan Reynolds watching the second half among the more vociferous home fans in the Tech End could inspire Parkinson’s side on a night when injuries and suspension started to bite.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Yowling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yowling. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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