Ululate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

emit long loud cries

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈʌljʊlˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈʌljʊlˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈʌljʊlˌeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈʌljʊlˌeɪt/.

Examples

wail in self-pity
howl with sorrow

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

yawl howl yaup roar wail

Parts of Speech

verb	emit long loud cries “wail in self-pity”

Word Forms

howl	noun	a long loud emotional utterance
howling	noun	a long loud emotional utterance
ululation	noun	a long loud emotional utterance
wail	noun	a cry of sorrow and grief
wailer	noun	a mourner who utters long loud high-pitched cries
wailing	noun	loud cries made while weeping
roar	noun	a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
roaring	noun	a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

heulen

stößt lange, laute Schreie aus

🇫🇷French

hululer

émettre de longs cris

🇪🇸Spanish

ulular

emitir largos y fuertes gritos

🇮🇹Italian

ululare

emettono grida lunghe e forti

🇳🇱Dutch

huilen

lange luide kreten uitstoten

🇵🇹Portuguese

ulular

emitir gritos longos e altos

🇷🇺Russian

выть

издавать длинные громкие крики

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शोर मचाना

लम्बी-लम्बी तेज़ चीखें निकालना

🇮🇳Tamil

உலாவும்

நீண்ட உரத்த அழுகைகளை வெளியிடுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉల్లేట్

దీర్ఘ బిగ్గరగా కేకలు విడుదల

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉત્સુકતા

લાંબા મોટેથી રડે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉಲ್ಲಾಸಗೊಳಿಸು

ದೀರ್ಘ ಜೋರಾಗಿ ಅಳುತ್ತಾಳೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉരുളുക

നീണ്ട ഉച്ചത്തിലുള്ള നിലവിളികൾ പുറപ്പെടുവിക്കുക

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

欷

发出长长的大声叫声

🇯🇵Japanese

結核を形成する

長く大きな叫び声を発する

🇰🇷Korean

짖다

길게 큰 소리로 울부짖다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

có vết loét

phát ra những tiếng kêu lớn dài

🇹🇭Thai

หอน

ส่งเสียงร้องดังยาว

🇮🇩Indonesian

bermulia

mengeluarkan tangisan nyaring yang panjang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الزغاريد

تنبعث منها صرخات عالية طويلة

🇮🇷Persian

فریاد زدن

فریادهای بلند بلند را منتشر کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

ululamak

uzun, yüksek sesli çığlıklar atmak

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