yowl (n.)

  1. 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 ]

    yowl (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 ]

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