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ululate

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ululate /ˈəlyəˌlāt, , ˈəljəˌleɪt , ˈyo͞o(l)yəˌlāt, ˈju(l)jəˌleɪt /
▸ verb [no object] howl or wail as an expression of strong emotion, typically grief:
women were ululating as the body was laid out.
– DERIVATIVES
ululant /ˈyo͞o(l)yələnt, , ˈju(l)jələnt, ˈəlyələnt, ˈəljələnt/ adjective,ululation /ˌyo͞o(l)yəˈlāSHən, , ˌju(l)jəˈleɪʃən, ˌəlyəˈlāSHən, ˌəljəˈleɪʃən/ noun
– ORIGIN early 17th century : from Latin ululat- ‘howled, shrieked’, from the verb ululare, of imitative origin.