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词汇 yowl
释义 yowl
verb[ I ]
uk /jaʊl/ us /jaʊl/
to make a long, high, unhappy cry, usually when hurt or fighting: (通常指受伤或打斗时)号叫,惨叫
I was woken up by cats yowling outside my window.我被窗外猫的嚎叫声吵醒了。
On the hills, the foxes yowled and yelped.
Synonym
caterwaul
Outside in the road, a cat yowled.
I keep hearing some kid yowling somewhere in the neighbourhood and thinking it's Sam.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Animal (non-human) sounds
baa
barky
bleat
buzzy
caterwauling
chatter
cockcrow
coo
hee-haw
honk
miaow
moo
peep
purr
quack
squeak
trill
trumpet
warble
whinny

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Sounds made by humans with their mouths
yowl
noun[ C ]
uk /jaʊl/ us /jaʊl/
a long, high, unhappy cry, usually made by an animal that is hurt or fighting:
As he lifted her damaged leg the dog let out a fierce yowl.
The squealing became slightly louder, and clearer - the yowls of an animal in pain.
Synonym
caterwaul
I could pick out the high-pitched yowls of the pups.
The family were concerned by loud yowls coming from their backyard every night.
A strange plaintive yowl had curdled through the hushed wood.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Animal (non-human) sounds
baa
barky
bleat
buzzy
caterwauling
chatter
cockcrow
coo
hee-haw
honk
miaow
moo
peep
purr
quack
squeak
trill
trumpet
warble
whinny

You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:


Sounds made by humans with their mouths

Examples of yowl


yowl
No amount of yowling and scowling will get over that fact.
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He yowls and the cats rush into battle.
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When hurt or afraid, they shriek, yowl, or whimper.
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Sometimes, yogh stood for or, as in the word, yowling.
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Patton's vocals are heavily treated yowls and screams combined with rhythmic breath work and moans.
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Blissful, sometimes, but sometimes it sounds like stray cat musicscrawny, cocky, and yowling up the stairs.
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In sum: yowl, ching, thump-thump-screech.
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