ULULATE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does ululate mean? 

• ULULATE (verb)
  The verb ULULATE has 1 sense:

1. emit long loud cries

  Familiarity information: ULULATE used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ULULATE (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Emit long loud cries

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

howl; roar; ululate; wail; yaup; yawl

Context example:

howl with sorrow

Hypernyms (to "ululate" is one way to...):

call; cry; holler; hollo; scream; shout; shout out; squall; yell (utter a sudden loud cry)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "ululate"):

squall; waul; wawl (make high-pitched, whiney noises)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

Sentence examples:

The birds ululate in the woods
The woods ululate with many kinds of birds

Derivation:

ululation (a long loud emotional utterance)