What does ululate mean?
Ululate means To howl loudly or prolongedly in lamentation or joy..
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/ˈjuːljuleɪt/ · verb
To howl loudly or prolongedly in lamentation or joy..
Should I ever marry, Watson, I should hope to inspire my wife with some feeling which would prevent her from being walked off by a housekeeper when my corpse was lying within a few yards of her. It was badly stage-managed; for even the rawest investigators must be struck by the absence of the usual feminine ululation.
Women dance in tight circles, ululating with joy, while groups of men sit nearby watching.
Use ululate when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Ululate means To howl loudly or prolongedly in lamentation or joy..
Common synonyms include bay, howl, wail, roar.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Should I ever marry, Watson, I should hope to inspire my wife with some feeling which would prevent her from being walked off by a housekeeper when my corpse was lying within a few yards of her. It was badly stage-managed; for even the rawest investigators must be struck by the absence of the usual feminine ululation.
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