ululate

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.

verb

To utter or emit a long, mournful, plaintive sound: bay², howl, moan, wail, yowl. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.

howl, wail

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: emit long loud cries
  Synonyms: howl, wail, roar, yawl

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - hylende, tudende

Nederlands (Dutch)
huilen (schreeuwen)

Français (French)
v. intr. - hululer

Deutsch (German)
v. - jammern, laut wehklagen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ολολύζω, ολοφύρομαι, οδύρομαι

Italiano (Italian)
ululare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - ulular, uivar, gritar, produzindo som plangente

Русский (Russian)
улюлюкать

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - ulular, aullar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - yla, gnälla, jämra sig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
嚎, 啼, 呜呜地叫

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 嚎, 啼, 嗚嗚地叫

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 짖다, ~이 울다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - ほえる, 嘆き悲しむ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ولول, زغرد, اوعل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮קונן, יילל, ייבב‬

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