Yowl — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)

cry loudly, as of animals

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/jˈaʊl/

🇬🇧British English

/jˈaʊl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/jˈaʊl/

1 syllable Say it as /jˈaʊl/.

Examples

his bellow filled the hallway
The coyotes were howling in the desert

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bellow holler caterwaul holla hollering hollo wrawl roaring howl roar holloa yammer bellowing

Parts of Speech

noun	a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal) “his bellow filled the hallway”
verb	cry loudly, as of animals “The coyotes were howling in the desert”
verb	utter shrieks, as of cats

Word Forms

bellow	verb	make a loud noise, as of animal
holler	verb	shout out
hollo	verb	cry hollo
roar	verb	laugh unrestrainedly and heartily
yowl	verb	cry loudly, as of animals
howl	noun	the long plaintive cry of a hound or a wolf
howler	noun	monkey of tropical South American forests having a loud howling cry
yowl	noun	a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
caterwaul	noun	the yowling sound made by a cat in heat

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Jaulen

eine sehr laute Äußerung (wie das Geräusch eines Tieres)

🇫🇷French

hurler

un énoncé très fort (comme le bruit d'un animal)

🇪🇸Spanish

aullido

una expresión muy fuerte (como el sonido de un animal)

🇮🇹Italian

urlo

un'espressione molto forte (come il verso di un animale)

🇳🇱Dutch

gemiauw

een zeer luide uiting (zoals het geluid van een dier)

🇵🇹Portuguese

uivo

uma expressão muito alta (como o som de um animal)

🇷🇺Russian

вой

очень громкое произнесение (например, звук животного)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चिल्लाना

बहुत तेज़ उच्चारण (किसी जानवर की आवाज़ की तरह)

🇧🇩Bengali

চিৎকার

একটি খুব জোরে উচ্চারণ (একটি প্রাণীর শব্দের মত)

🇮🇳Tamil

அலறல்

மிகவும் உரத்த உச்சரிப்பு (ஒரு விலங்கின் ஒலி போன்றது)

🇮🇳Telugu

అరుపు

చాలా బిగ్గరగా ఉచ్చారణ (జంతువు శబ్దం లాగా)

🇮🇳Marathi

गुरगुरणे

खूप मोठ्याने उच्चार (प्राण्यांच्या आवाजासारखे)

🇮🇳Gujarati

યોલ

ખૂબ જ જોરથી ઉચ્ચાર (પ્રાણીના અવાજની જેમ)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೂಗು

ಬಹಳ ಜೋರಾಗಿ ಉಚ್ಚಾರಣೆ (ಪ್ರಾಣಿಯ ಶಬ್ದದಂತೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഒച്ച

വളരെ ഉച്ചത്തിലുള്ള ഉച്ചാരണം (ഒരു മൃഗത്തിൻ്റെ ശബ്ദം പോലെ)

🇵🇰Urdu

چیخ

ایک بہت اونچی آواز (جیسے جانور کی آواز)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

号叫

很大声的说话（像动物的声音）

🇯🇵Japanese

怒鳴る

非常に大きな声（動物の鳴き声のような）

🇰🇷Korean

개의 구슬프게 짖는 소리

매우 큰 소리(동물의 소리와 같은)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tiếng kêu

một lời nói rất lớn (như âm thanh của một con vật)

🇹🇭Thai

เสียงหอน

คำพูดที่ดังมาก (เหมือนเสียงสัตว์)

🇮🇩Indonesian

meraung

ucapan yang sangat keras (seperti suara binatang)

🇵🇭Filipino

humiyaw

isang napakalakas na pagbigkas (tulad ng tunog ng isang hayop)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عواء

كلام بصوت عالٍ جدًا (مثل صوت الحيوان)

🇮🇷Persian

زوزه

صدای بسیار بلند (مثل صدای حیوان)

🇹🇷Turkish

uğultu

çok yüksek sesli bir ifade (bir hayvanın sesi gibi)

🇮🇱Hebrew

יְלָלָה

אמירה רועשת מאוד (כמו קול של חיה)

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