ululation
Syllables: ulu·lat·ion/juːljʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n//ˌjuljuˈleɪʃən/
ululation noun: the act of ululating; a long, loud, wavering cry or howl.
Noun
ululation (plural ululations)
- The act of ululating; a long, loud, wavering cry or howl.
- The overthrown Martian set up a prolonged ululation, and immediately a second glittering giant, answering him, appeared over the trees[.]1898, H.G. Wells, The War of the Worlds, London: William Heinemann, page 137
- As we started there broke from the thick silent woods behind us a sudden great ululation of the ape-men, which may have been a cheer of triumph at our departure or a jeer of contempt at our flight.1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC
ululation meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Arabic and Persian
ululation in Tamil
- உறத்தக்கதறல், மிறட்சிக்கதறல்
ululation in Urdu
- بھیڑیئے, کتے کی سی آواز
ululation in Arabic
- long, loud cry or howl
- زَغْرَدَة zaḡrada, هَلْهُولَة halhūla
ululation in Persian
- long, loud cry or howl
- کل kel
Examples of ululation in a sentence
- Because it is not as reliable as the simple ululation or the louder cross-register ululation, it should be allowed a certain amount of preparation time.1980, Deborah [Helene] Kavasch, An Introduction to Extended Vocal Techniques: Some Compositional Aspects and Performance Problems (Reports...
- Maryam, my research assistant, and I were going through some interviews we had conducted the previous day, when cheerful ululation disrupted our discussion.2007, Amal Hassan Fadlalla, “Gendered Placenta: The Paths to Proper Fertility and Responsible Motherhood”, in Embodying Honor: Fertility...
- The Queen had heard ululation many times in the past as she travelled the world, particularly in Africa, but this time, the sound made her shiver.2014 August 20, Peter Ship, “April–May”, in McNiven: The Kingdom Guardian, [Bloomington, Ind.]: Xlibris, →ISBN, page 198:
- As ululations and celebratory gunfire filled the air, the mood was one of fragile joy.2025 October 13, Dina Kraft, Ghada Abdulfattah, “‘Closing a circle of sadness’: Euphoric homecomings in Israel and Gaza”, in The Christian...
Synonyms of ululation
Forms of ululation
| plural | ululations |
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Origin of ululation
] Borrowed from Latin ululātiō, from ululō (“to howl, shriek, yell”) (from a reduplicated Proto-Indo-European imitative root) + -ātiō (suffix forming nouns relating to some action or the result of an action) (from Proto-Indo-European *-tis (suffix forming abstract or action nouns from verb roots)). By surface analysis, ululate + -ion.
Words formed from ululation
Words that rhyme with ululation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about ululation
- What does ululation mean?
- Ululation means the act of ululating; a long, loud, wavering cry or howl.
- What is ululation in Tamil?
- Ululation in Tamil is உறத்தக்கதறல், மிறட்சிக்கதறல். See Ululation meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use ululation in a sentence?
- Because it is not as reliable as the simple ululation or the louder cross-register ululation, it should be allowed a certain amount of preparation time.
- What part of speech is ululation?
- Ululation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce ululation?
- Ululation is pronounced /juːljʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n/ (UK).
- What is the plural of ululation?
- The plural of ululation is ululations.
Words near ululation in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: ululation (page history and authors); ululation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ululation (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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