ululate

UK: /ˈjuːljʊˌleɪt/ US: (ul′yə lāt′, yo̅o̅l′-)

Inflections of 'ululate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

ululates

v 3rd person singular

ululating

v pres p

ululated

v past

ululated

v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

ul•u•late  (ul′yə lāt′, yo̅o̅l′-), v.i., -lat•ed, -lat•ing. 

1. Animal Behavior to howl, as a dog or a wolf;
   hoot, as an owl.
2. to utter howling sounds, as in shrill, wordless lamentation;
   wail.
3. to lament loudly and shrilly.

• Latin ululātus, past participle of ululāre to howl, shriek, of imitative origin, originally; see -ate¹
• 1615–25

ul′u•la′tion, n. 

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ululate / ˈjuːljʊˌleɪt/ verb

1. (intransitive) to howl or wail, as with grief

Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin ululāre to howl, from ulula screech owl

ˈululant adjective

ˌuluˈlation noun