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yowling

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verb

present participle of yowl

Example Sentences

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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
Adjective
  • Musk would become a vocal supporter of the AfD—to the point where he was denounced for electoral interference by Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Led by blaring ‘80s synthesizers and a pounding beat, the song features a distorted lead vocal from D’Angelo, who accompanies himself on multitracked backing vocals with the occasional soul shriek thrown in for good measure.
    Jem Aswad, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • DeWanna Bonner earned a technical foul with six minutes remaining for complaining after a no-call on a second-chance attempt.
    Ben Pickman, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Not that Siegler is complaining.
    Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Males, in particular, showed more barking and howling when left with canine companions.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Normally, howling and yowling in the presence of another cat is not a good sign.
    Joan Morris, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Tariq Bokhari was known for his outspoken approach that landed the city in hot water earlier this year.
    Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Across the tech industry, workers have become more outspoken in their criticism of business dealings with the Israeli military.
    Annie Palmer, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Obviously, there is a bird on the hood, the screaming chicken.
    Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Pointed gestures toward the lingering tension between Japan and Korea — and between those two countries and the rest of the planet — are drowned out by tiresome bickering and exaggerated gags, like a meaningful conversation swallowed into the sound of an airplane engine screaming overhead.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • What this means for America Legal experts predict Comey will be acquitted – the evidence is weak and the political interference is blatant.
    Cassandra Burke Robertson, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2025
  • So what's up with all the blatant disrespect and body-shaming for the man infamously known for wearing another player as a backpack, and smashing heads and eating them?
    Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • While there is anecdotal evidence that suggests dogs display addictive-like behaviors towards their toys, such as whining if a toy is out of reach or playing despite being injured, this study put it to the test.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Many of the people opining and whining about how this moment could be as bad or worse than the 2000 bust are uninformed or ahistorical.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • There’s something moaning in the background.
    Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The deputies ultimately roll him over before putting on handcuffs as Mull can be heard moaning in pain.
    Nathaniel Percy, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025

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“Yowling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yowling. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.

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