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单词 yowl
释义 yowl
I. \ˈyau̇l, esp before pause or consonant -au̇əl\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English yowlen, youlen, probably of imitative origin
intransitive verb
1. : to utter a loud cry of grief, pain, or distress usually in a long and mournful fashion : wail, howl
 < the dog pacing the fence yowls at every step >
 < the boy caught his finger in an office door and yowled — Daniel Lang >
2. : to complain or protest with or as if with yowls
 < the children are yowling over who is going first >
 < the Congressman yowls at his party for weak support >
 < those conditions that guarantee … the right to yowlFortune >
transitive verb
: to utter or express with or as if with yowls
 < the dog yowls his pain to the world >
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English (Scots) yowle, from Middle English yowlen, youlen, v.
: a loud long mournful wail or howl (as of a dog or cat)
 < the familiar yowl that, taken up by the pack, is such melodious music — F.G.Turnbull >
 < giving an occasional yowl of excitement — R.A.W.Hughes >
 < wild, discordant yells and yowlsBroadway Magazine >
 < the raucous yowl of a motorcar's horn — Hearst's >
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