yowl

Meaning

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.

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

Translations

jaulen

aullar

ουρλιάζω

ούρλιασμα

gejank

ganyolar

jank

xisclar

😱

hurler

νιαούρισμα

ulular

ululato

udolar

νιαουρίζω

miauler

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: youlen

Cognate with Icelandic: gaula

Cognate with Faroese: geyla

Cognate with Norwegian: gaule

Cognate with Swedish: gjöla

Cognate with Scots: gowl

Cognate with Scots: 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”).