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ululate

/ˈjuːljuleɪt/

ululate verb: to howl loudly or prolongedly in lamentation or joy.

Verb

ululate (third-person singular simple present ululates, present participle ululating, simple past and past participle ululated)

  1. To howl loudly or prolongedly in lamentation or joy.
    • Should I ever marry, Watson, I should hope to inspire my wife with some feeling which would prevent her from being walked off by a housekeeper when my corpse was lying within a few yards of her. It was badly stage-managed; for even the rawest investigators must be struck by the absence of the usual...1915, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Valley of Fear
    • Women dance in tight circles, ululating with joy, while groups of men sit nearby watching.2025 June 30, Andrei Popoviciu, “In Sudan, a bride and her village celebrate love in a time of war”, in The Christian Science Monitor, archived from the original on 03 Jul 2025
    Synonyms:
    bay, howl, wail
  2. To produce a rapid and prolonged series of sharp noises with one's voice.

ululate meaning in Urdu

ululate in Urdu

بھونکنا

Synonyms of ululate

Forms of ululate

third-person singular presentululates
present participleululating
past participleululated
pastululated

Origin of ululate

Borrowed from Latin ululō, ululātus, of imitative origin. Cognate with Spanish aullar (“to howl”) and ulular (“to hoot”), and French ululer (“to howl”).

Questions about ululate

What does ululate mean?
Ululate means to howl loudly or prolongedly in lamentation or joy.
What is ululate in Urdu?
Ululate in Urdu is بھونکنا. See Ululate meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is ululate?
Ululate is a verb.
How do you pronounce ululate?
Ululate is pronounced /ˈjuːljuleɪt/.
What is the past tense of ululate?
The past tense of ululate is ululated.

Words near ululate in the dictionary

  1. uluhe
  2. uluhi
  3. uluit
  4. Ulukışla
  5. ululant
  6. ululate
  7. ululated
  8. ululates
  9. ululating
  10. ululatingly
  11. ululatings

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