Antonyms for ululation


Grammar : Noun
Spell : uhl-yuh-leyt, yool-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈʌl yəˌleɪt, ˈyul-


Definition of ululation

Origin :
  • 1590s, from Latin ululationem (nominative ululatio) "a howling or wailing," noun of action from past participle stem of ululare "ululate," a reduplicated imitative root (cf. Greek ololyzein "to cry aloud," Sanskrit ululih "a howling," Lithuanian uluti "howl," Gaelic uileliugh "wail of lamentation," Old English ule "owl").
  • noun howl
Example sentences :
  • He could not bring himself to be flung into that vortex of ululation.
  • Extract from : « Sinister Street, vol. 2 » by Compton Mackenzie
  • It was odd to see the effect that the ululation of the wild cat crying out in the woods had had upon the strapping frontiersman.
  • Extract from : « The Bungalow Boys Along the Yukon » by Dexter J. Forrester

Synonyms for ululation

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