This post is in response to Heena Rathore P.’s Word of the Week (WOW). This weekly challenge is a great way of improving your vocabulary. If you wish to participate, simply create a post with your word and leave a link in a comment on Heena’s WOW post.
Here’s my WOW for this week:
Word
Ululate
Pronunciation
ul-u-late /uhl-yuh-leyt
Part of Speech
Noun
Related Forms
Verbs: ululated, ululating
Adjective: ululant
Noun: ululation
Meaning
1. to howl or hoot, as a dog or an owl.
2. to utter shrill, wordless lamentations;wail.
Word Origin
First recorded use 1615-25 – from Latin ululātus past participle of ululār, meaning to howl / shriek – thought to be of imitative origin – connection with ulula, meaning ‘screech owl’.
Synonyms
1) bawl, bay, howl, lament, moan, wail, yowl
2) cry, keen, lament, shriek, shout
Antonyms
be quiet, whimper
Use in a Sentence
1) Gathered in the darkening woodland, the group ululate in joyous imitation of the wolf.

Oh wow
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Thank you. 🙂
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I love the sound of this word. Nice word Louise. 🙂
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Thank you. I’ve always loved it and knew I had to use it when I reached ‘U’ in the alphabet. 🙂
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fantastic!!! In arabic and amongst belly dancers it’s called a Zaghareet!! It’s quite something to hear on the desert!!
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I can imagine! I’d love to hear it. Just thinking about it is setting my imagination going. 🙂
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