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Webster 1913 Edition

Yowl

Yowl

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Verb.
I.
[See
Yawl
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Verb.
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To utter a loud, long, and mournful cry, as a dog; to howl; to yell.

Yowl

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Noun.
A loud, protracted, and mournful cry, as that of a dog; a howl.

Definition 2024

yowl

yowl

English

Noun

yowl ‎(plural yowls)

  1. A prolonged, loud cry, like the sound of an animal; a wail; a howl.

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Verb

yowl ‎(third-person singular simple present yowls, present participle yowling, simple past and past participle yowled)

  1. (intransitive) Utter a yowl.
  2. (transitive) Express by yowling; utter with a yowl.

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Etymology

From Middle English yollen, past participle of yellen ‎(“to yell”). More at yell, yollen.

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