ululation
9 synonyms for ululation, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A long, loud, wailing cry made by ululating.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ululātiō, from ululō ("to howl, shriek, yell") (from a reduplicated Proto-Indo-European imitative root) plus -ātiō (a suffix forming nouns relating to some action or the result of an action) (from Proto-Indo-European *-tis, a suffix forming abstract or action nouns from verb roots). By surface analy...
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