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单词 ululate
释义

ululatev.

Brit. /ˈʌljʊleɪt/, /ˈjuː(l)jʊleɪt/, U.S. /ˈju(l)jəˌleɪt/, /ˈəljəˌleɪt/
Etymology: < Latin ululāt-, participial stem of ululāre (hence Italian ululare, Spanish ulular, Portuguese ulular, Provençal ulular, French ululer), of imitative origin: compare ulula screech-owl.
intransitive. To howl or wail; to lament loudly.
ΘΚΠ
the world > animals > by noises > voice or sound made by animal > make sound [verb (intransitive)] > howl or whine
theotenc888
yowla1225
gowlc1300
whinec1330
howl1390
yawlc1400
whrine?1507
whewla1560
whinge1562
waw1570
whimper1575
wail1595
ululate1623
wow1806
wowla1825
towl1906
the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > lamentation or expression of grief > cry of grief > cry with grief [verb (intransitive)] > wail
remeeOE
yarmc1000
weinec1275
cry1297
gowlc1300
grotec1300
wailc1330
woulc1340
howlc1405
yammer1481
rane1513
plaintc1540
rheumatize1623
ululate1623
ullagone1828
1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Vlulate, to howle like a dog or wolfe.
1638 T. Herbert Some Yeares Trav. (rev. ed.) 124 Troopes of Jackalls..all the while ululating and in offensive noises barking and ecchoing out their sacriledge.
1826 Lancet 59 Poor Sir Peter ululates plaintively as an Irish Benshee over the fate of his College.
1832 T. P. Thompson Exercises (1842) II. 321 Men must have been sadly beaten, when they ululate in this sort.
1893 ‘Q’ Delectable Duchy 171 The widow so often interrupted the service to ululate that the town clock had struck four when I hurried back.

Derivatives

ˈululating adj.
ΘΚΠ
the world > animals > by noises > voice or sound made by animal > [adjective] > that howls or whines
whining15..
yowlingc1590
plainful1598
whimpering1598
howlinga1605
whinging1720
wailful1818
ululating1894
the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > lamentation or expression of grief > cry of grief > [adjective] > wailing
wailinga1382
yammeringc1540
bewailing1623
ululating1894
ululant1896
1894 N. Brooks Tales Maine Coast 8 Nance Pegg knew the times and seasons of the ululating and melancholy loon.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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