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  • 111wail — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. lament, cry, moan, bewail; howl, ululate, caterwaul; complain. See lamentation. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. moan, weep, lament; see cry 1 , mourn 1 . See Synonym Study at cry . III (Roget s 3… …

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  • 112yowl — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. & n. howl, scream, squawk. See cry. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. howl, yelp, wail; see cry 1 , yell 1 . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To utter or emit a long, mournful, plaintive sound: bay2,… …

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  • 113bird — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Any warm blooded vertebrate with feathers and wings] Syn. fowl, feathered creature, Avis (Latin), songbird, passerine bird, oscine bird, bird of prey, raptor, shorebird, seabird, wader, wading bird, waterfowl, ratite,… …

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  • 114ululate — u|lu|late [ˈju:ljuleıt, ˈʌl US ˈʌl , ˈju: ] v [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of ululare, from the sound] [i]literary to cry out with a long high sound, especially because you are very sad or in pain = ↑wail >ululation… …

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  • 115ululate — [ ju:ljʊleɪt, ʌl ] verb howl or wail, typically to express grief. Derivatives ululant adjective ululation noun Origin C17: from L. ululat , ululare howl, shriek , of imitative origin …

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  • 116hubbubboo — n. Cry, howl, howling, wailing, ululation …

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  • 117lamentation — n. Wailing, moaning, moan, plaint, complaint, lament, ululation, hubbubboo …

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  • 118bark — I n 1. bowwow, arf, yelp, yip, yap, cry; roar, bellow, Obs. bell, howl, bay, hoot, ululation. 2. blast, bang, report, crack, snap; boom, explosion, thunder. 3. snap, snarl, growl; shout, yell, outcry, bawl, Inf. holler; scream, screech, shriek. v …

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  • 119bay — I n 1. harbor, cove, gulf, bight, basin, moorings; inlet, arm, sound, loch, fiord, Chiefly Scot. firth; estuary, mouth, Dial. creek. 2. hollow, valley, vale, dell, glen, dingle; recess, indentation, nook, enclosure. II n compartment, cubicle,… …

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  • 120howl — v 1. yowl, ululate, bark, bay; cry or cry out, wail, bawl; caterwaul, screech, shriek, scream; yell, shout, Inf. holler, bellow, roar. 2.Informal. laugh loudly, roar with laughter. n 3. howling, yowl, yowling, ululation, bark, barking, baying;… …

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