ULULATE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Emit long loud cries

Example:

howl with sorrow

Synonyms:

howl; roar; ululate; wail; yaup; yawl

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "ululate" is one way to...):

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "ululate"):

squall; waul; wawl (make high-pitched, whiney noises)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

Sentence examples:

The birds ululate in the woods

The woods ululate with many kinds of birds

Derivation:

ululation (a long loud emotional utterance)