intr.v., -lat·ed, -lat·ing, -lates.
To howl, wail, or lament loudly.
[Latin ululāre, ululāt-, ultimately of imitative origin.]
ululant ul'u·lant (-lənt) adj.ululation ul'u·la'tion n.
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