Word of the Day for Thursday, February 17, 2011
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ululate \UL-yuh-layt; YOOL-\, intransitive verb:
ululate \UL-yuh-layt; YOOL-\, intransitive verb:
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To howl, as a dog or a wolf; to wail; as, ululating jackals.
To howl, as a dog or a wolf; to wail; as, ululating jackals.
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Can't you just picture the B.O. as a youngster learning how to ululate in his native Kenyan village?
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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He had often dreamed of his grieving family visiting his grave, ululating as only the relatives of martyrs may.-- Edward Shirley, Know Thine Enemy: A Spy's Journey into Revolutionary Iran
He had often dreamed of his grieving family visiting his grave, ululating as only the relatives of martyrs may.-- Edward Shirley, Know Thine Enemy: A Spy's Journey into Revolutionary Iran
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She wanted to be on the tarmac, to ululate and raise her hands to the heavens.-- Deborah Sontag, "Palestinian Airport Opens to Jubilation", New York Times, November 25, 1998
She wanted to be on the tarmac, to ululate and raise her hands to the heavens.-- Deborah Sontag, "Palestinian Airport Opens to Jubilation", New York Times, November 25, 1998
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She used harrowing, penetrating nasal tones and a rasp that approached Janis Joplin's double-stops; she made notes break and ululate.-- Jon Pareles, "On the Third Day There Was Whooping and There Was Moshing", New York Times, August 18, 1998
She used harrowing, penetrating nasal tones and a rasp that approached Janis Joplin's double-stops; she made notes break and ululate.-- Jon Pareles, "On the Third Day There Was Whooping and There Was Moshing", New York Times, August 18, 1998
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Ululate derives from Latin ululare, to howl, to yell, ultimately of imitative origin. The noun form is ululation; the adjective form is ululant.
Ululate derives from Latin ululare, to howl, to yell, ultimately of imitative origin. The noun form is ululation; the adjective form is ululant.
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