See yowl in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
verb
To utter or emit a long, mournful, plaintive sound:
bay2, howl, moan, ululate, wail. See soundsTo make inarticulate sounds of grief or pain, usually accompanied by tears:
bawl, blubber, cry, howl, keen2, sob, wail, weep. See happy, soundsTo cry loudly, as a healthy child does from pain or distress:
bawl, howl, wail. See sounds
noun
A long, mournful cry:
bay2, howl, moan, ululation, wail. See sounds
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