ululation

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    a long loud emotional utterance

Word Origin

ululation (n.)
1590s, from Latin ululationem (nominative ululatio) "a howling or wailing," noun of action from past participle stem of ululare "to howl, yell, shriek, wail, lament loudly," from a reduplicated imitative root (cognates: Greek ololyzein "to cry aloud," Sanskrit ululih "a howling," Lithuanian uluti "howl," Gaelic uileliugh "wail of lamentation," Old English ule "owl").

Example

1. Soon , mom hears the child cry ululation .
2. He heard far off the ululation of his putsuers .

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