yowl

🇺🇸 /jaʊl/ 🇬🇧 /jaʊl/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags RARE
noun
R

A loud, sad-sounding cry, usually made by an animal.

The yowl of the dog echoed through the night.

verb
R

To make a long, loud, and sad-sounding cry, like an animal.

The cat yowled all night long after its kitten was taken away.

translation

n. A loud, sad-sounding cry, usually made by an animal.
v. To make a long, loud, and sad-sounding cry, like an animal.

Word Forms

3rd Present yowls
Past yowled
Perfect yowled
Progressive yowling
Plural yowls