yowl

Bedeutung (English)

Noun

A prolonged, loud cry, like the sound of an animal; a wail; a howl.

Verb

1. Utter a yowl.
2. Express by yowling; utter with a yowl.

Konzepte

jaulen

Synonyms

howl

wail

caterwaul

roar

snarl

shriek

bellow

scream

😱

yelp

holler

ululate

squeal

wrawl

bellowing

blare

cry

😢

holla

hollering

roaring

whine

yammer

yell

hollo

holloa

clamour

screech

shout

clamor

catcall

squall

bray

thunder

🌩️

bluster

bay

waves

yip

blare out

bawl

yelling

hoot

moan

quest

rave

cry out

bawling

Etymologie (English)

Inherited from Mittelenglisch: youlen

Cognate with Isländisch: gaula

Cognate with Färöisch: geyla

Cognate with Norwegisch: gaule

Cognate with Schwedisch: gjöla

Cognate with Schottisch: gowl

Cognate with Schottisch: gjol

In summary

From Middle English youlen, goulen, from Old Norse gaula (“to low, bellow, howl, scream”), 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”), Shetlandic Scots gjol. Initial y- possibly influenced by Middle English yollen, yellen (“to yell”).