as in howl
a loud vocal expression of strong emotion
the cat gave a yowl of anger
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as in to complain
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely
a bitterly cold winter that had people yowling about their heating bills
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Recent Examples of yowl
Paula Mejía,
Vulture,
5 July 2025
Some hockey teams have incorporated sound effects into their celebratory goal-horn noise—a cannon blast for the Columbus Blue Jackets, a cat’s yowl for the Florida Panthers.
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Sarah Larson,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2025
In the clip, Mees opens the door for the yowling Crush, who quickly paws inside and jumps up on a side table next to Cora's crib.
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Kelli Bender,
People.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Liam sang most of the songs in his reedy yowl, all charisma with his hands pulled behind his back, head tilted up toward the sky and a parka often inexplicably zipped all the way up to his chin.
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Paula Mejía,
Vulture,
5 July 2025
Some hockey teams have incorporated sound effects into their celebratory goal-horn noise—a cannon blast for the Columbus Blue Jackets, a cat’s yowl for the Florida Panthers.
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Sarah Larson,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
Verb
Whatever Laura’s up to involves circles and water and whatever’s gone wrong with Oliver — and, quite possibly, her pet dog (dead and stuffed) and cat (alive and yowling through the movie).
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Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2025
In the clip, Mees opens the door for the yowling Crush, who quickly paws inside and jumps up on a side table next to Cora's crib.
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Kelli Bender,
People.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yowl
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Many American poets have written hymns and howls, declarations and outcries for this country that brims with so many people, and so many hopes, from all over the world.
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The engine delivers a deep, purposeful hum rather than an all-out howl as the gears disappear in quick succession.
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Also requested were documents related to a lawsuit, recently settled for $135,000, claiming Kramer had given an improper assessment of a property and retaliated against an employee who complained.
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Gal and Amora barely know each other, and Jaiden and Caleb have been complaining about one another for the past three days.
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Ghana had a genuine penalty shout waved away for an Ezri Konsa recovery tackle on Prince Kwabena Adu, the result of a counter-attack that stemmed from Eberechi Eze losing possession upfield.
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As the judge read out the sentences, shouts of protest rang out from the defendants’ box.
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Police said that after the girl screamed, the video shows a man getting into his vehicle and driving away.
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The couple’s relationship began with a friendship bracelet and a podcast shout-out in July 2023, and by September Swift was screaming profanities in support of her new favorite football player.
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He is accused of pressing a screw from the high chair into her leg to make her cry, police told PEOPLE.
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As the bodies were returned to their families, cries echoed through the neighborhood.
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And that’s nothing to whine about.
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Jessie whines about the good old days all the time — how fun is that?
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Smiley slashes Mari across the belly and Fatima lets out a monstrous shriek.
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Less than 30 seconds later came the shriek of the two missiles that lanced through Turmus’ car.
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The call lasted for 12 excruciating minutes, as Adams moaned in pain.
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Witnesses who observed those executions later shared unnerving, and, at times, horrific, accounts of inmates thrashing, moaning, or otherwise appearing to show signs of suffering after the nitrogen gas began to flow.
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“Yowl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yowl. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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