yowl

yowl
    n 1: a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal); "his
         bellow filled the hallway" [syn: {bellow}, {bellowing},
         {holla}, {holler}, {hollering}, {hollo}, {holloa}, {roar},
         {roaring}, {yowl}]
    v 1: cry loudly, as of animals; "The coyotes were howling in the
         desert" [syn: {howl}, {wrawl}, {yammer}, {yowl}]
    2: utter shrieks, as of cats [syn: {yowl}, {caterwaul}]
    

Yowl \Yowl\, v. i. [See {Yawl}, v. i.]
   To utter a loud, long, and mournful cry, as a dog; to howl;
   to yell.
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Yowl \Yowl\, n.
   A loud, protracted, and mournful cry, as that of a dog; a
   howl.
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79 Moby Thesaurus words for "yowl":
      bark, battle cry, bawl, bay, bell, bellow, blare, blat, blate,
      bleat, bray, call, caterwaul, cheer, cry, cry out, dolorous tirade,
      give tongue, give voice, groan, hail, halloo, holler, hollo, hoot,
      howl, hurrah, jeremiad, keen, lament, low, make an outcry, meow,
      mew, mewl, miaow, moan, moo, murmur, mutter, neigh, nicker, outcry,
      plaint, planctus, pule, rallying cry, roar, screak, scream,
      screech, shout, shriek, sob, squall, squawk, squeak, squeal,
      tirade, troat, ululate, ululation, wail, wail of woe, war cry,
      war whoop, whicker, whimper, whine, whinny, whoop, yammer, yap,
      yawl, yawp, yell, yelp, yip, yo-ho