Yowl

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Yowl \Yowl\, v. i. [See {Yawl}, v. i.]
     To utter a loud, long, and mournful cry, as a dog; to howl;
     to yell.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Yowl \Yowl\, n.
     A loud, protracted, and mournful cry, as that of a dog; a
     howl.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  yowl
       n : a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal); "his
           bellow filled the hallway" [syn: {bellow}, {bellowing}, {holla},
            {holler}, {hollering}, {hollo}, {holloa}, {roar}, {roaring}]
       v 1: cry loudly, as of animals; "The coyotes were howling in the
            desert" [syn: {howl}, {wrawl}, {yammer}]
       2: utter shrieks, as of cats [syn: {caterwaul}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  79 Moby Thesaurus words for "yowl":
     bark, battle cry, bawl, bay, bell, bellow, blare, blat, blate,
     bleat, bray, call, caterwaul, cheer, cry, cry out, dolorous tirade,
     give tongue, give voice, groan, hail, halloo, holler, hollo, hoot,
     howl, hurrah, jeremiad, keen, lament, low, make an outcry, meow,
     mew, mewl, miaow, moan, moo, murmur, mutter, neigh, nicker, outcry,
     plaint, planctus, pule, rallying cry, roar, screak, scream,
     screech, shout, shriek, sob, squall, squawk, squeak, squeal,
     tirade, troat, ululate, ululation, wail, wail of woe, war cry,
     war whoop, whicker, whimper, whine, whinny, whoop, yammer, yap,
     yawl, yawp, yell, yelp, yip, yo-ho