From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Yowl \Yowl\, v. i. [See {Yawl}, v. i.]
To utter a loud, long, and mournful cry, as a dog; to howl;
to yell.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Yowl \Yowl\, n.
A loud, protracted, and mournful cry, as that of a dog; a
howl.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
yowl
n 1: a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal); "his
bellow filled the hallway" [syn: {bellow}, {bellowing},
{holla}, {holler}, {hollering}, {hollo}, {holloa}, {roar},
{roaring}, {yowl}]
v 1: cry loudly, as of animals; "The coyotes were howling in the
desert" [syn: {howl}, {wrawl}, {yammer}, {yowl}]
2: utter shrieks, as of cats [syn: {yowl}, {caterwaul}]
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