yowl

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

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

Verb

1. (intransitive) Utter a yowl.
2. (transitive) Express by yowling; utter with a yowl.

Concepts

miauler

hurler

gronder

aboyer

rugir

hurlement

crier

Synonymes

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

Traductions

jaulen

aullar

ουρλιάζω

ούρλιασμα

janken

ganyolar

gritar

xisclar

😱

ululato

νιαούρισμα

ulular

jank

udolar

νιαουρίζω

gejank

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: youlen

Appartenant à islandais: gaula

Appartenant à féroïen: geyla

Appartenant à norvégien: gaule

Appartenant à suédois: gjöla

Appartenant à écossais: gowl

Appartenant à écossais: 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”).