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gowl

/ɡaʊl/

gowl verb: to weep angrily; to howl.

Verb

gowl (third-person singular simple present gowls, present participle gowling, simple past and past participle gowled)

  1. (Scotland, obsolete) To weep angrily; to howl.

Noun

gowl (plural gowls)

  1. (Ireland, slang) vulva.
  2. (Ireland, slang) an annoying person; an idiot; a dishonest person.

Forms of gowl

Verb
third-person singular presentgowls
present participlegowling
past participlegowled
pastgowled
Noun
pluralgowls

Origin of gowl

From Old English gaulen, goulen. Compare yawl (intransitive verb).

Words that rhyme with gowl

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Questions about gowl

What does gowl mean?
Gowl means to weep angrily; to howl.
What part of speech is gowl?
Gowl can be a verb or a noun.
How do you pronounce gowl?
Gowl is pronounced /ɡaʊl/.
What is the past tense of gowl?
The past tense of gowl is gowled.

Words near gowl in the dictionary

  1. gowked
  2. Gowkie Day
  3. gowking
  4. gowks
  5. Gowkthrapple
  6. gowl
  7. Gowland
  8. Gowlands
  9. gowlare
  10. gowlares
  11. gowled

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