ululation

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a long, loud, wavering or trilling cry expressing strong emotion, or the act of making such a cry

   A sudden ululation rose from the crowd as the wedding procession arrived.

From Latin ululatio ("a howling or wailing"), from ululare ("to howl, shriek, or lament"). The repeated ulul- is imitative, echoing the wavering cry it names.

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