yowl

Betekenis (Engels)

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.

Concepten

gejank

jank

janken

Synoniemen

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

Vertalingen

jaulen

aullar

ουρλιάζω

ούρλιασμα

ulular

ganyolar

gritar

xisclar

😱

hurler

νιαούρισμα

udolar

ululato

miauler

νιαουρίζω

aullido

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: youlen

Verwant aan IJslands: gaula

Verwant aan Faeröers: geyla

Verwant aan Noors: gaule

Verwant aan Zweeds: gjöla

Verwant aan Schots: gowl

Verwant aan Schots: 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”).