yowl
2
7.2
- noun
- /jaʊl/
- At that point, Rufus let out a pitiful yowl from the carrier in the back seat.
- cat yowls
- coyote yowl
- yowls and hisses
Examples
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And then a strange yowl echoes from somewhere deep in the bowels of the ship.
Fiction book (1998) -
The iron-tipped shaft sank deep into the creature's side, and its roar of hunger became a yowl of pain.
Fiction book (1992) -
Now, there's the yowl, and the yowl could be a couple of different things.
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From somewhere deep inside the ship, we hear that loud primordial yowl again.
Fiction book (1998) -
The cat jumped up with a startled yowl, and Jaine damn near had a heart attack.
Fiction book (2001) -
Claws attacked the door, and a yowl rose piercingly over another sound, like the rumble of a heavy motor.
Fiction book (1992) -
And then, from somewhere deep within the bowels of the ship, comes a loud, eerie, primordial yowl.
Fiction book (1998) -
The insistent yowls of the hungering Tibbles did not help matters.
Fiction book (2001) -
Their yowls took Daniel's breath away, and he shivered in the clammy, desolate bed and mumbled dark threats.
Fiction book (1995) -
The dog let out a loud yowl after stepping on a thorn.
Synonyms
267
1.0
A loud high cry made when someone is afraid or hurt
157
1.0
A loud call that an animal or person makes
130
1.9
A very loud high, piercing noise that hurts the ears
25
1.7
A long loud cry or laugh that shows strong feeling
19
3.2
A long loud cry that shows pain or deep sadness
18
3.3
A very loud high sound that hurts your ears
12
3.0
A loud, very high sound like a scream made by a person or animal
11
3.5
Loud long cries made when someone feels deep pain or sadness
11
4.1
A long loud cry that shows strong feeling
5
4.6
A very loud deep shout like a lion's roar
3
9.9
A very loud cry like an animal's call made by a person
3
5.9
A very loud deep shout like an animal's roar
2
4.4
A loud strong cry that someone or an animal makes
1
9.9
A long high sound a baby or child makes when upset
A very loud, high cry that sounds like someone in great fear or pain
How Loud
Surface Forms
Etymology
Yowl names the loud, long sound itself and the word copies that noise, like howl or meow. So a yowl is a loud, 'wailing' cry you might hear from an animal or a person.