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yowl

yowl [ yowl ]


intransitive verb  (past and past participle yowled, present participle yowl·ing, 3rd person present singular yowls)
Definition:
 
utter howl: to cry out mournfully or as an expression of pain



noun  (plural yowls)
Definition:
 
sad cry: a long mournful wail

[12th century. Probably an imitation of the sound]

yowl·er noun
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