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/jˈaʊl/
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VERB
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cry loudly, as of animals
The coyotes were howling in the desert - utter shrieks, as of cats
NOUN
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a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
his bellow filled the hallway
How To Use yowl In A Sentence
- However, I took the risk of putting a hand close to a yowling muzzle and was greeted with a cold nose and a non-committal snuffle before the full-on baying started again.
- Listen long enough and you can hear the high-pitched, enthusiastic yip yowl of coyotes; the long, keening howl of the wolves.
- We shall be awake with her yowling all night. Somewhere East of Life
- Instantly, he sprang back, picked up Nick, dodged around the Hand, and sprinted off with a triumphant yowl. ABHORSEN
- And with this Mrs. Shum began sobbin; and Miss Betsy began yowling like a cat in a gitter; and pore missis cried, too — tears is so remarkable infeckshus. The Memoirs of Mr. Charles J. Yellowplush
- Cale let out a yowl of pain that the coyotes in Arizona could hear and envy.
- The yaps and yowls are almost deafening, and as other sleds depart, your dogs go absolutely mental, tugging on their leads and jumping forwards.
- Sea of Cowards," the band's sludgier, yowlier follow-up, showcases the interplay between White and Mosshart to a greater advantage than "Horehound" did. Album review: The Dead Weather, "Sea of Cowards"
- He let out a muffled yowl as he landed face-first on top of Mike, who was still on the floor.
- There was a sudden silence of its pattering feet, a hiss and a hideous yowl. AN OLDER WOMAN