noun
yowl
Yowl (noun) means a long loud cry, similar to an animal's howl.
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A long loud cry, similar to an animal's howl.
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Etymology
Yowl came into English from Middle English youlen or goulen, which developed from Old Norse gaula (“to low, bellow, howl, scream”). It is related to Icelandic gaula (“to yell, howl, roar”), Faroese geyla (“to bawl, squall, shout, yell, bellow”), Norwegian gaule (“to roar, howl, whine, weep noisily”), dialectal Swedish gjöla, Scots gowl (“to howl, yell, roar”) and Shetlandic Scots gjol. The initial y- may have been influenced by Middle English yollen or yellen (“to yell”).
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What is the meaning of yowl?
"yowl" (noun) means a long loud cry, similar to an animal's howl.
What is another word for yowl?
Other words for "yowl" include bellow, holler, roar, roaring, hollo, hollering.
