lulliloo
lulliloo verb: to utter a high-pitched oscillating joyous cry such as is traditionally used in Africa and the Middle East.
Verb
lulliloo (third-person singular simple present lulliloos or lulliloo's, present participle lullilooing or lulliloo'ing, simple past and past participle lullilooed or lulliloo'd or lulliloo'ed)
- To utter a high-pitched oscillating joyous cry such as is traditionally used in Africa and the Middle East.
- Our entrance was attended with the usual ceremony, now familiar to the reader: the warmen danced, shot, and shouted, a rabble of adults, youths and boys crowded upon us, the fair sex lulliloo'd with vigor[.]1881, Bayard Taylor, The Lake Regions of Central Africa, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, page 147
- The singing-girls beat their tabrets and lulliloo'd with joy[.]1885, Richard F. Burton, chapter XXII, in The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, volume I, The Burton Club, page 216
Forms of lulliloo
| third-person singular present | lulliloos |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | lulliloo's |
| present participle | lullilooing |
| present participle | lulliloo'ing |
| past participle | lullilooed |
| past | lullilooed |
| past participle | lulliloo'd |
| past | lulliloo'd |
| past participle | lulliloo'ed |
| past | lulliloo'ed |
Origin of lulliloo
Onomatopoeic.
Questions about lulliloo
- What does lulliloo mean?
- Lulliloo means to utter a high-pitched oscillating joyous cry such as is traditionally used in Africa and the Middle East.
- What part of speech is lulliloo?
- Lulliloo is a verb.
- What is the past tense of lulliloo?
- The past tense of lulliloo is lullilooed.
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