Hypertext Webster Gateway: "yowl"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Yowl \Yowl\, v. i. [See {Yawl}, v. i.]
To utter a loud, long, and mournful cry, as a dog; to howl;
to yell.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Yowl \Yowl\, n.
A loud, protracted, and mournful cry, as that of a dog; a
howl.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
yowl
n : 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}]
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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