| 单词 | ululate |
| 释义 | ululate[ uhl-yuh-leyt, yool- ] / ˈʌl yəˌleɪt, ˈyul- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR ululate ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object), ul·u·lat·ed, ul·u·lat·ing. to howl, as a coyote or wolf, or to hoot, as an owl. to utter a loud, long, high-pitched, trilling sound that resembles a howl, especially to express grief or joy: the Middle Eastern custom of ululating at weddings and funerals. to lament loudly and shrilly. Origin of ululateFirst recorded in 1615–25; from Latin ululātus, past participle of ululāre “to howl, shriek,” of imitative origin; akin to Greek hylân, ololýzein “to howl, wail,” Sanskrit ululí- “howling”; see -ate1 OTHER WORDS FROM ululateul·u·la·tion, nounWords nearby ululateultravirus, ultrawideband, ulu, Ulúa, ululant, ululate, Ulundi, Uluru, Ulyanovsk, Ulysses, um Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for ululateululate / (ˈjuːljʊˌleɪt) / verb(intr) to howl or wail, as with grief Derived forms of ululateululant, adjectiveululation, nounWord Origin for ululateC17: from Latin ululāre to howl, from ulula screech owl Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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