yowlverb [ I ]
uk/jaʊl/us/jaʊl/to make a long, high, unhappy cry, usually when hurt or fighting:
I was woken up by cats yowling outside my window.
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Animal (non-human) sounds
- baa
- bark
- bellow
- birdsong
- caterwaul
- caw
- cluck
- cock-a-doodle-doo
- coo
- growl
- hiss
- howling
- oink
- peep
- snarl
- squee
- whimper
- whine
- yelp
- yip
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Sounds made by humans with their mouths
yowl
noun [ C ] ukus