ululateEnglishOxford Dictionary of Englishululate /ˈʌljʊleɪt , ˈjuː(l)jʊleɪt / ▸ 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 /ˈʌljʊlənt , ˈjuːljʊlənt / adjective ululation /ʌljʊˈleɪʃn , juː(l)jʊˈleɪʃn / noun– ORIGIN early 17th century: from Latin ululat- ‘howled, shrieked’, from the verb ululare, of imitative origin.
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