yowl
verb[I]
uk/jaʊl/us/jaʊl/to make along, high,unhappycry, usually whenhurtorfighting:
（通常指受伤或打斗时）号叫，惨叫I waswokenup bycatsyowlingoutsidemywindow.我被窗外猫的嚎叫声吵醒了。
On thehills, thefoxesyowled andyelped.
Synonym
caterwaul
- Outside in theroad, acatyowled.
- Ikeephearingsomekidyowlingsomewherein theneighbourhoodandthinkingit'sSam.
Animal (non-human) sounds
- baa
- bark
- bleat
- buzzy
- caterwauling
- chatter
- cockcrow
- coo
- croak
- cry
- hee-haw
- honk
- howling
- miaow
- peep
- quack
- squeak
- trill
- trumpet
- woof
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Sounds made by humans with their mouths
yowl
noun[C]
uk/jaʊl/us/jaʊl/along, high,unhappycry, usually made by ananimalthat ishurtorfighting:
As heliftedherdamagedlegthedogletout afierceyowl.
Thesquealingbecameslightlylouder, andclearer- the yowls of ananimalinpain.
Synonym
caterwaul
- I couldpickout thehigh-pitchedyowls of thepups.
- Thefamilywereconcernedbyloudyowls coming fromtheirbackyardeverynight.
- Astrangeplaintiveyowl hadcurdledthrough thehushedwood.
Animal (non-human) sounds
- baa
- bark
- bleat
- buzzy
- caterwauling
- chatter
- cockcrow
- coo
- croak
- cry
- hee-haw
- honk
- howling
- miaow
- peep
- quack
- squeak
- trill
- trumpet
- woof
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Sounds made by humans with their mouths
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