ululun.

Forms: Also u-lu-lu, ulalu, ul-ul-loo, ululalu.

Etymology: Imitative. Compare dialect whillilew, whillaloo, Irish Gaelic uileliúgh.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: uluˈlu.

A wailing cry; a wail of lamentation.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > lamentation or expression of grief > cry of grief > [noun]

reameOE

ropeOE

greeta1325

yammer?a1513

plangor1567

ululation1599

howla1616

vagit1630

knell1647

pillaloo1785

whillaloo1790

ullagone1819

ululu1834

wail1863

1834 Knickerbocker 4 15 Well may they raise the ul-ul-loo.

1854 H. D. Thoreau Walden 135 When other birds are still the screech owls take up the strain, like mourning women their ancient u-lu-lu.

a1873 H. E. P. Spofford in C. Gibbon Casquet of Lit. (1873) IV. 13/2 I raised such a ululu that presently mother took me in hand again severely.

1889 W. B. Yeats Wanderings of Oisin 80 I must away by wood and sea And lift an ulalu forlorn And fling my laughter to the sun.

a1955 W. Stevens Opus Posthumous (1957) 26 ‘Olu’ the eunuchs cried. ‘Ululalu.’

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ululu
释义	ululun. Forms: Also u-lu-lu, ulalu, ul-ul-loo, ululalu. Etymology: Imitative. Compare dialect whillilew, whillaloo, Irish Gaelic uileliúgh.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: uluˈlu. A wailing cry; a wail of lamentation. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > lamentation or expression of grief > cry of grief > [noun] reameOE ropeOE greeta1325 yammer?a1513 plangor1567 ululation1599 howla1616 vagit1630 knell1647 pillaloo1785 whillaloo1790 ullagone1819 ululu1834 wail1863 1834 Knickerbocker 4 15 Well may they raise the ul-ul-loo. 1854 H. D. Thoreau Walden 135 When other birds are still the screech owls take up the strain, like mourning women their ancient u-lu-lu. a1873 H. E. P. Spofford in C. Gibbon Casquet of Lit. (1873) IV. 13/2 I raised such a ululu that presently mother took me in hand again severely. 1889 W. B. Yeats Wanderings of Oisin 80 I must away by wood and sea And lift an ulalu forlorn And fling my laughter to the sun. a1955 W. Stevens Opus Posthumous (1957) 26 ‘Olu’ the eunuchs cried. ‘Ululalu.’ This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1834
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