yowling 1 of 2

adjective

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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yowling

2 of 2

verb

present participle of yowl
1
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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2
as in howling
to make a long loud mournful sound coyotes yowling at the moon

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Recent Examples of yowling
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
  1. vocal
  2. complaining
  3. howling
  4. outspoken
  5. screaming
  6. blatant
  7. whining
  8. vociferous
Adjective
  • The undulating synth lead seems tailored to mimic the tone and timbre of a classical Indian singer, a comparison borne out by the occasional flashes of vocal sample peeking through the mix.
    — Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 18 July 2026
  • The director largely utilizes Stewart’s vocal strengths in his projects.
    — Emma Urdangen, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
Definition of vocal
Verb
  • Rodriguez said in a May phone interview with the Herald that detainees had been complaining when a guard approached him and told him to walk out of the cage where he and other men were housed.
    — Churchill Ndonwie, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2026
  • These reviews are overall mixed with positive reviews praising USGB’s customer service and negative ones complaining about frequent marketing calls.
    — Javier Simon, USA Today, 11 July 2026
Definition of complaining
Verb
  • When giant hailstones start falling, or howling winter winds threaten to tear solar panels from the roof, the unprotected modules can do nothing but take the beating.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 17 July 2026
  • For hours every day, the husky, howling piteously, would try in vain to leap the walls of his prison.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
Definition of howling
Adjective
  • Mahmoud Nabavian, an outspoken radical lawmaker, asked on X days before Khamenei’s funeral.
    — Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
  • The remarks drew criticism from Fine, who has emerged as one of Vance’s most outspoken Republican critics on Israel.
    — Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 16 July 2026
Definition of outspoken
Verb
  • In the video, the crowd could be heard cheering and screaming.
    — Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 13 July 2026
  • No stranger to delivering a live performance for thousands of screaming fans, Dwayne Johnson is looking to add a Broadway show to his extensive resume.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 11 July 2026
Definition of screaming
Adjective
  • Commissioned by Mattel as a blatant weekly half-hour commercial for its popular toy line, the show pits He-Man and his heroic chums against the evil (but strangely inept) Skeletor in a battle for control of Castle Grayskull.
    — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 5 July 2026
  • However, the fun police in the NBA’s legal department would (correctly) view this is as blatant cap circumvention, and would not treat this as a laughing matter.
    — John Hollinger, New York Times, 29 June 2026
Definition of blatant
Verb
  • No whining about measly travel headaches with the mother of all bad-trip sagas looming on the big screen.
    — Alex Pulaski, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • All this whining about online hate and fans being mean and blah, blah, blah.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026
Definition of whining
Adjective
  • Like Eala, his matches are chock-a-block with soccer-style flag waving, face painting and vociferous cheering.
    — Douglas Robson, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
  • Or, faced with the wrath of the huge Baby Boom generation — who tend to be voters and vociferous — will Congress act in time?
    — Terry Savage, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026
Definition of vociferous

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