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ululation

/uhl-yuh-ley-shuhn, yool-/US // ˌʌl yəˈleɪ ʃən, ˌyul- //

啼声,啼哭声,溃疡,溃疡病

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a long, high-pitched trilling sound resembling a howl, or the act of making such a sound, as to express grief or joy or as part of a musical performance:I particularly liked how her sharp ululation, like a battle cry, punctuated one of the songs on the album.
    • : the howling of a dog or wolf, or the hooting of an owl: A low moan rose swiftly to a high and mournful ululation as the wolf serenaded the round, perfect moon.

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Examples

  • Again and again that melancholy ululation, with never a consonantal sound to break it, went forth into the night.

  • It was badly stage-managed; for even the rawest investigators must be struck by the absence of the usual feminine ululation.

  • All that resulted was a continuation of that mournful ululation like a wail out of eternity.

  • It was odd to see the effect that the ululation of the wild cat crying out in the woods had had upon the strapping frontiersman.

  • Then with one frenzied crescendo of inhuman ululation they stiffened and lay still, and Conan knew that they were dead.