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Meanings of yowl in English

Portuguese
urro
Catalan
rugit

A very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)

      urro
      Portuguese
      vociferar
      Catalan
      ulular
      Spanish
      rugir

      Cry loudly, as of animals.

            vociferar
            Portuguese
            gritar
            Catalan
            ulular
            Spanish
            chillar

            Utter shrieks, as of cats.

                  gritar
                  Usage of yowl in English
                  1
                  Yet he kept thinking of that yowl he'd heard in the night.
                  The drawing of the three
                  2
                  How on earth did you manage that, I hear you collectively yowl.
                  The South African
                  3
                  The fetch let out another shrieking yowl and bounded almost straight up.
                  Proven guilty
                  4
                  The boy from the North End let out a yowl of pain.
                  The Court of Boyville
                  5
                  Then it gave a fearful yowl, and bounded out of the door.
                  Rilla of Ingleside
                  6
                  Archie stood up on the chair and let out a tentative yowl.
                  The burglar who liked to quote kipling
                  7
                  There was a yowl, a struggle on the grass outside, and then--
                  Ruth Fielding on Cliff Island; Or, The Old Hunter's Treasure Box
                  8
                  There ain't ary yowl to be got outa that hole no more.
                  The Phantom Herd
                  9
                  Gogoth leaned his head back and let out a high-pitched, wailing yowl.
                  Side Jobs
                  10
                  Daniel's shoulders locked up and tightened, and Fitz let out a short yowl.
                  Ghost Story
                  11
                  With some kind of feline sixth sense they began to yowl.
                  Lockdown
                  12
                  Bran heard a yowl of pain as the splintered shield disappeared.
                  Hood
                  13
                  Chap let out a snarl that mixed with a mournful yowl.
                  Sister of the dead
                  14
                  Finally it ended, and the baby let out a healthy yowl.
                  Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town
                  15
                  He was getting discouraged all over again when another familiar yowl reached him.
                  The Complete Alien Omnibus
                  16
                  But with Brie, Yoplait satisfied himself with a brief, disinterested yowl.
                  Sister Mine
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                  Translations for yowl
                  Yowl through the time
                  Yowl across language varieties
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