释义 |
yowlyowl /jaʊl/ verb [intransitive] yowlOrigin: 1100-1200 Probably from the sound VERB TABLEyowl |
Present | I, you, we, they | yowl | | he, she, it | yowls | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | yowled | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have yowled | | he, she, it | has yowled | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had yowled | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will yowl | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have yowled |
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Present | I | am yowling | | he, she, it | is yowling | | you, we, they | are yowling | Past | I, he, she, it | was yowling | | you, we, they | were yowling | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been yowling | | he, she, it | has been yowling | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been yowling | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be yowling | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been yowling |
- Kip kept yowling and cursing in the kitchen.
- The noisy, speechless animal would yowl, waking Ted.
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