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yowl
yowl [ yowl ]


intransitive verb  (3rd person present singular yowls, present participle yowling, past and past participle yowled)
Definition:
 
utter howl: to cry out mournfully or as an expression of pain


noun  (plural yowls)
Definition:
 
sad cry: a long mournful wail
[12th century. Probably an imitation of the sound]

yowler noun
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