ululation
noun[CorU]
uk/ˌjuː.ljəˈleɪ.ʃən//ˌʌl.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/us/ˌjuː.ljəˈleɪ.ʃən//ˌʌl.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/along, highcrywith themouthandtonguethatchangesbetween two or threenotes, often to showemotionat aceremonysuch as aweddingorfuneral:
大声叫喊；高声欢呼；哀声呼号（长而高的大声叫喊，在两、三个音之间变化，多见于婚礼或葬礼）Even theshrillululations from thetemplesseemedoddlycomforting.似乎连寺庙里传出的高声大喊也令人感到莫名的欣慰。
the ululation ofMiddleEasternfunerals中东葬礼上的哀声呼号
- Towns weredust,streetswererubble, and all aboutrangthe ululations ofgrief.
- After a fewmomentsastrangeululationsounded, adespairingcry.
- Shepunctuateshersongwithquaveringwails(properlycalled ululations) that have astrongspiceofNorthAfrica.
Sounds made by humans with their mouths
- Bronx cheer
- catcall
- caterwauling
- cheer
- crow
- crunch
- embouchure
- glug
- growl
- hiss
- laugh, shout, scream, etc.yourhead offidiom
- mewl
- splutter
- squall
- whine
- whistle
- whoop
- wolf whistle
- yelp
- yowl