ululantadj.
/ˈʌljʊlənt/, /ˈjuːljʊlənt/, /ˈjuːjʊlənt/, U.S. /ˈjuljələnt/, /ˈjujələnt/, /ˈəljələnt/ 1. Having the character of ululation.
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or shout (loudness) > cry of emotion or pain > [adjective] > wail or howl
ululative1490
yawling1568
yowlingc1590
whewling1609
bewailed1624
vagient1629
ululatory1831
ululant1868
blarting1898
waily1906
yarling1911
1868 G. MacDonald Robert Falconer xxx He burst out laughing, after a doubtful and ululant fashion.
1901 E. Rickert in Academy 16 Mar. 236/2 An ululant tumult, that bounds and rebounds.
2. Ululating, howling.
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the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > lamentation or expression of grief > cry of grief > [adjective] > wailing
wailinga1382
yammeringc1540
bewailing1623
ululating1894
ululant1896
1896 A. Lang Walton's Angler Introd. p. xli They were better than Quakers, naked and ululant.
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