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yowl
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
yowl
(verb)
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yowl
/
ˈ
jawəl/
verb
yowls
;
yowled
;
yowling
yowl
/
ˈ
jawəl/
verb
yowls
;
yowled
;
yowling
Learner's definition of YOWL
[
no object
]
:
to make a loud, long cry of grief, pain, or distress
The cat was
yowling
outside.
He was
yowling
in pain.
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— yowl
noun
,
plural
yowls
[
count
]
He let out a
yowl
when he caught his finger in the door.
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