yowl

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
10
Letters
4
Pronunciation
/jaʊl/

Definition of yowl

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A prolonged, loud cry, like the sound of an animal; a wail; a howl.
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noun

  1. A prolonged, loud cry, like the sound of an animal; a wail; a howl.

verb

  1. (intransitive)Utter a yowl.
  2. (transitive)Express by yowling; utter with a yowl.

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Etymology

From Middle English youlen, goulen, from Old Norse gaula (“to low, bellow, howl, scream”), related to Icelandic gaula (“to yell, howl, roar”), Faroese geyla (“to bawl, squall, shout, yell, bellow”),…

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From Middle English youlen, goulen, from Old Norse gaula (“to low, bellow, howl, scream”), related to Icelandic gaula (“to yell, howl, roar”), Faroese geyla (“to bawl, squall, shout, yell, bellow”), Norwegian gaule (“to roar, howl, whine, weep noisily”), dialectal Swedish gjöla, Scots gowl (“to howl, yell, roar”), Shetlandic Scots gjol. Initial y- possibly influenced by Middle English yollen, yellen (“to yell”).

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