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. 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 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. 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 yowlyowl No amount of yowling and scowling will get over that fact. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He yowls and the cats rush into battle. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. When hurt or afraid, they shriek, yowl, or whimper. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Sometimes, yogh stood for or, as in the word, yowling. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Patton's vocals are heavily treated yowls and screams combined with rhythmic breath work and moans. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Blissful, sometimes, but sometimes it sounds like stray cat musicscrawny, cocky, and yowling up the stairs. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In sum: yowl, ching, thump-thump-screech. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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