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   ululate

   /ˈʌljʊleɪt/

   verb

   • 1. howl or wail as an expression of strong emotion, typically grief: "women were ululating as the body was laid out"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Latin ululat- ‘howled, shrieked’, from the verb ululare, of imitative origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. ululant adjective
   • 2. ululation noun

   Scrabble Points: 7

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