YOWLS Synonyms: 91 Similar and Opposite Words

yowls 1 of 2

noun

plural of yowl

as in shouts

a loud vocal expression of strong emotion the cat gave a yowl of anger

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yowls

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verb

present tense third-person singular of yowl

as in complains

to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely a bitterly cold winter that had people yowling about their heating bills

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as in howls

to make a long loud mournful sound coyotes yowling at the moon

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Noun

There were possible penalty shouts, hard tackles that were not whistled for fouls, soft calls on Egypt that were ignored when similar plays were made by Argentina.

— Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
The fatal shooting of a New York Knicks fan’s dog after her shouts over the team’s thrilling win of the NBA championship is now headed to federal court.

— Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026

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If he had been forced to stick with readily available materials, Rashid complains, the deck behind the house would have been green or brown.

— Dean Kaufman, Curbed, 30 June 2026
The document complains about trade, customs officers, juryless courts, and judges’ salaries.

— Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

Definition of complains

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Up in the stands, fans waved their own flags — including some sneaked in over the objections of FIFA and the courts — and wrestled with emotions, as boos, howls and hisses rained down from all corners of the stadium.

— Rick Maese, Washington Post, 16 June 2026
Roaring and grunting, his body sleek with blood and sweat, Conan tussles and grapples with a series of opponents, dominating them all, while an audience of torch-wielding vulgarians shouts and howls at the pit’s lip.

— Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 15 June 2026

Definition of howls

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As the bodies were returned to their families, cries echoed through the neighborhood.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026
The other was a tearing beauty, a creature so lovely that one look at her sent young men’s blood pressure skyward and set them to uttering wild, hoarse cries and tearing telephone directories apart with the bare hands.

— John Madson, Outdoor Life, 1 July 2026

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Even if that number dips, the addition of Jaylen Waddle screams that Nix will throw at least 25 touchdowns.

— Troy Renck, Denver Post, 6 July 2026
The hybrid system smooths some of the drivetrain’s low-speed behavior, but the single-clutch transmission still delivers a hearty shunt on full-throttle upshifts as the V8 screams toward 11,000 rpm.

— Bradley Iger, ArsTechnica, 6 July 2026

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