ululate en · VERB
Pronunciation
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- /ˈjuːljuleɪt/
- /ˈʌljəleɪt/
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ululō, ululātus, of imitative origin. Cognate with Spanish aullar (“to howl”) and ulular (“to hoot”), and French ululer (“to howl”).
Meanings
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To howl loudly or prolongedly in lamentation or joy.
Should I ever marry, Watson, I should hope to inspire my wife with some feeling which would prevent her from being walked off by a housekeeper when my corpse was lying within a few yards of her. It was badly stage-managed; for even the rawest investigators must be struck by the absence of the usual feminine ululation.
1915, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Valley of Fear:Women dance in tight circles, ululating with joy, while groups of men sit nearby watching.
2025 June 30, Andrei Popoviciu, “In Sudan, a bride and her village celebrate love in a time of war”, in The Christian Science Monitor, archived from the original on 03 Jul 2025:
- To produce a rapid and prolonged series of sharp noises with one's voice.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ululated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| ululated | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| ululates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| ululating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Relateds
ululation · ululant · ululatingly
Synonyms
Translations (34)
sh urlati (to howl loudly) · nl ululeren (to howl loudly) · rup aurlu (to howl loudly) · ca ulular (to howl loudly) · es ulular (to howl loudly) · pt ulular (to howl loudly) · sh zavijati (to howl loudly) · mpi swe (to howl loudly) · rm üerler (to howl loudly) · io ulular (to howl loudly) · hu üvölt (to howl loudly) · fi ulvoa (to howl loudly) · kmr nalîn (to howl loudly) · ro urla (to howl loudly) · vec urlar (to howl loudly) · ko 울다 (to howl loudly) · ko 우짖다 (to howl loudly) · fr hululer (to howl loudly) · cs skučet (to howl loudly) · rup urlu (to howl loudly) · bg вия (to howl loudly) · it ululare (to howl loudly) · la ululō (to howl loudly) · rm urlar (to howl loudly) · nrf heurler (to howl loudly) · pl zawodzić (to howl loudly) · ca udolar (to howl loudly) · fur urlâ (to howl loudly) · fr ululer (to howl loudly) · de heulen (to howl loudly) · el αλαλάζω (to howl loudly) · pl wyć (to howl loudly) · ko 울부짖다 (to howl loudly) · pl lamentować (to howl loudly)