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1. A very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
   "his yowl filled the hallway";
   - bellow, bellowing, holla [archaic], holler [informal], hollering [informal], hollo [non-standard], holloa [rare], roar, roaring

1. Cry loudly, as of animals
   "The coyotes were yowling in the desert";
   - howl, wrawl [UK, dialect], yammer [informal]
    
2. Utter shrieks, as of cats
   - caterwaul

Derived forms: yowling, yowled, yowls

Type of: call, cry, emit, let loose, let out, outcry, pipe, pipe up, shout, shriek, shrill, utter, vociferation, yell

Encyclopedia: Yowl