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

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of yowl
1
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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2
as in howls
to make a long loud mournful sound coyotes yowling at the moon

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yowls
  1. shouts
  2. complains
  3. howls
  4. cries
  5. screams
  6. whines
  7. moans
  8. growls
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
Definition of shouts
Verb
  • Adrian complains that McElwee, instead of making documentaries, should have followed the lucrative path of a Hollywood director, and even reproaches him for having turned down an offer to make a TV commercial.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 10 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of complains
Verb
  • This is the sort of pure 1980s batshit monologue that prompts both oh-my-Lord gasps and howls of laughter, and Neill nails the whole thing.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of howls
Noun
  • Suskind, a cochlear implant surgeon and professor of surgery and pediatrics at the University of Chicago, says for years the waiting room in her practice would be a cacophony of baby cries and toddler screeches.
    — Eileen Finan, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026
  • Lost in all their cries is that many soccer experts believe that Balogun’s move did not merit a red card.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 6 July 2026
Definition of cries
Verb
  • In footage shared on TikTok, the 50 First Dates star is seen asking Rapp about her then-upcoming album, Snow Angel, when an audience member suddenly screams Barrymore’s name.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 17 July 2026
  • The audience’s screams and applause for Knight and Keller lasted nearly 28 seconds.
    — Candace Buckner, New York Times, 16 July 2026
Definition of screams
Verb
  • Jessie whines about the good old days all the time — how fun is that?
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
  • Aronimink put the world’s best golfers in a vice this week and squeezed the whines right out of them.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 18 May 2026
Definition of whines
Verb
  • Musselwhite punctuated the music with his harmonica trills and moans while his right knee bounced in time with the rhythms.
    — Kevin McKeough, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2026
  • As the video continues, one person can be heard yelling her name while the makeup artist moans in pain.
    — Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026
Definition of moans
Verb
  • Griffith growls Griffith could be in position to win its first Greater South Shore Conference title since 2018.
    — Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
  • Foxes use a variety of calls, including barks, howls, yaps, and growls.
    — Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2026
Definition of growls
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