noun
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Meanings
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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.
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Etymology
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.