lulliloov.
/ˈlʌlɪluː/ rare.
intransitive. To utter the cries by which certain African peoples express delight.
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or shout (loudness) > cry or shout [verb (intransitive)] > with delight
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1857 D. Livingstone Missionary Trav. S. Afr. i. 25 The women clapping their hands..and lullilooing for joy.
1885 R. F. Burton tr. Arabian Nights' Entertainm. I. xxii. 216 Then the singing-girls beat their tabrets and lulliloo'd with joy.
1889 H. M. Stanley in Daily News 26 Nov. 5/8 The female followers..set up a shrill lululus on seeing their own lake again.]
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