Ululated

Ululated
Ululate Ul"u*late, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Ululated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ululating}.] [L. ululatus, p. p. of ululare to howl, yell, shriek.] To howl, as a dog or a wolf; to wail; as, ululating jackals. --Sir T. Herbert. [1913 Webster]

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  • ululated — ul·u·late || juːljÉ™leɪt / jÊŠl v. wail, howl; hoot …   English contemporary dictionary

  • ululate — [[t]ju͟ːljʊleɪt, AM ʌ̱l [/t]] ululates, ululating, ululated VERB If someone ululates, they make quickly repeated loud sounds, often to express sorrow or happiness. [LITERARY] They ululated like Red Indians... [V ing] He let out this long… …   English dictionary

  • ululate — UK [ˈjuːljʊleɪt] / US [ˈjuljəˌleɪt] verb [intransitive] Word forms ululate : present tense I/you/we/they ululate he/she/it ululates present participle ululating past tense ululated past participle ululated mainly literary to make a long high… …   English dictionary

  • Ululate — Ul u*late, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Ululated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ululating}.] [L. ululatus, p. p. of ululare to howl, yell, shriek.] To howl, as a dog or a wolf; to wail; as, ululating jackals. Sir T. Herbert. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Ululating — Ululate Ul u*late, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Ululated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ululating}.] [L. ululatus, p. p. of ululare to howl, yell, shriek.] To howl, as a dog or a wolf; to wail; as, ululating jackals. Sir T. Herbert. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Deutsch-Amerikanische Freundschaft — Infobox musical artist Name = Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft Img capt = Img size = Landscape = Background = group or band Birth name = Alias = Born = Died = Origin = Düsseldorf, Germany Instrument = Genre = Electropunk, NDW, EBM, Industrial… …   Wikipedia

  • ululate — ululation, n. /ul yeuh layt , yoohl /, v.i., ululated, ululating. 1. to howl, as a dog or a wolf; hoot, as an owl. 2. to utter howling sounds, as in shrill, wordless lamentation; wail. 3. to lament loudly and shrilly. [1615 25; < L ululatus, ptp …   Universalium

  • D.A.F. (band) — D.A.F. Background information Origin Düsseldorf, Germany Genres Electropunk, NDW …   Wikipedia

  • ululate — (v.) 1620s, from L. ululatus, pp. of ululare (see ULULATION (Cf. ululation)). Related: Ululated; ululating …   Etymology dictionary

  • ululate — /ˈjuljəleɪt / (say yoohlyuhlayt), /ˈʌljəleɪt/ (say ulyuhlayt) verb (i) (ululated, ululating) 1. to howl, as a dog or wolf. 2. to utter some similar sound; hoot; wail. 3. to lament loudly. {Latin ululātus, past participle; imitative} –ululation… …  

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