Yowl

noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A prolonged, loud cry, like the sound of an animal; a wail; a howl.
  2. 2
    a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal) wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    Utter a yowl. intransitive
  2. 2
    utter shrieks, as of cats wordnet
  3. 3
    Express by yowling; utter with a yowl. transitive
  4. 4
    cry loudly, as of animals wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English youlen, goulen, from Old Norse gaula (“to low, bellow, howl, scream”), related to Icelandic gaula (“to yell, howl, roar”), Faroese geyla (“to bawl, squall, shout, yell, bellow”), Norwegian gaule (“to roar, howl, whine, weep noisily”), dialectal Swedish gjöla, Scots gowl (“to howl, yell, roar”), Shetlandic Scots gjol. Initial y- possibly influenced by Middle English yollen, yellen (“to yell”).

Etymology 2

From Middle English youlen, goulen, from Old Norse gaula (“to low, bellow, howl, scream”), related to Icelandic gaula (“to yell, howl, roar”), Faroese geyla (“to bawl, squall, shout, yell, bellow”), Norwegian gaule (“to roar, howl, whine, weep noisily”), dialectal Swedish gjöla, Scots gowl (“to howl, yell, roar”), Shetlandic Scots gjol. Initial y- possibly influenced by Middle English yollen, yellen (“to yell”).

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