英语词汇“ululate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

To ululate is to loudly howl or wail. Animals ululate, and so do people in pain.

This is an unusual-looking word, but it means something easy to understand: howling or wailing loudly. A lion will ululate. A person in pain will ululate. Coyotes and wolves — who are known for their howling — ululate. People who have their hearts broken might cry and ululate. Ululating could mean the animal or person is in pain, or maybe they’re trying to communicate something else. The key element is that it’s loud.

WORD FAMILY

ululate: ululated, ululates, ululating, ululation+/ululation: ululations

USAGE EXAMPLES

On Saturday, women joyously ululated when they stepped into the marble-walled church.

Seattle Times(Dec 25, 2016)

A few women ululated in celebration as columns of vehicles passed.

Washington Times(Nov 02, 2016)

The engines rose to a deafening, agonized, ululating bellow each time McWatt changed direction.

Joseph Heller, Catch-22(1961)

v emit long loud cries

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

howl, roar, wail, yaup, yawl

squall, waul, wawl

make high-pitched, whiney noises

call, cry, holler, hollo, scream, shout, shout out, squall, yell

utter a sudden loud cry

单词	ululate
释义	ululate (once / 43137 pages) v To ululate is to loudly howl or wail. Animals ululate, and so do people in pain. This is an unusual-looking word, but it means something easy to understand: howling or wailing loudly. A lion will ululate. A person in pain will ululate. Coyotes and wolves — who are known for their howling — ululate. People who have their hearts broken might cry and ululate. Ululating could mean the animal or person is in pain, or maybe they’re trying to communicate something else. The key element is that it’s loud. WORD FAMILY ululate: ululated, ululates, ululating, ululation+/ululation: ululations USAGE EXAMPLES On Saturday, women joyously ululated when they stepped into the marble-walled church. Seattle Times(Dec 25, 2016) A few women ululated in celebration as columns of vehicles passed. Washington Times(Nov 02, 2016) The engines rose to a deafening, agonized, ululating bellow each time McWatt changed direction. Joseph Heller, Catch-22(1961) v emit long loud cries Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper howl, roar, wail, yaup, yawl squall, waul, wawl make high-pitched, whiney noises call, cry, holler, hollo, scream, shout, shout out, squall, yell utter a sudden loud cry
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