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yowl

[youl] / jaʊl /




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But they had connected him to a current of fury, and the urge to yowl for justice or revenge flooded his throat.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 11, 2025

The cathartic yowl at the start of his debut solo single, “Crazy Train,” was telling: “All aboooooardd!”

From Salon Jul. 26, 2025

Adam looks up from his phone every now and again and starts to see a chair in his apartment rocking of its own free will; his cats gather at the door and yowl.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 13, 2023

At 61, Rose's vocals aren't what they once were, but he can still pull off a wolverine yowl when he warms up - and his snarling delivery remains convincingly menacing.

From BBC Jun. 24, 2023

A beagle scrambling to his feet to start his yipping yowl, answered a few seconds later by fire truck sirens and an angry woman hissing, “Sammy! Bad dog! Hush now!”

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan

He had heard a tip from some former clients that the mournful yowls of lynx had been heard overnight near the public viewing area, so we reinstalled ourselves nearby on his secret mountain.

From The Wall Street Journal May 30, 2026

Other breeds like Pomeranians and Chihuahuas are equally vocal, albeit with yips and yowls rather than bellowing howls.

From Salon Feb. 3, 2023

Robotnik, who also goes by the name Eggman, eggs them on with gleeful yowls.

From Seattle Times Apr. 5, 2022

Actually, sometimes he yowls at 4AM because he doesn’t like eating alone, making us sit with him as he chows down on kibble.

From The Verge Dec. 24, 2021

Tuna yowls at being jostled, and Eddie winces, clutching her stomach.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

John Wall skipped and yowled at the end of practice Saturday.

From Washington Times May 14, 2017

During the ride, Grenoble periodically yowled in pain and complained about the handcuffs, at one point saying he couldn’t feel his hands.

From Washington Post Dec. 17, 2015

In "Tupelo," Cave yowled of a prodigal infant born into the world, its future preordained.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2014

Westerberg and Stinson yowled their vocals like stray cats, and Foley crisply, deftly negotiated the rhythmic turns on "Merry Go Round."

From Chicago Tribune Jul. 5, 2011

Though I could not fight them, I yowled so ferociously that the courtroom crowd—traitors, all of them!—hissed and scattered.

From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth

"It's three-tiered, with a nasal low register, a yowling, cutting middle range and a high register so startlingly clear it sounds like a falsetto," Pareles wrote in a 1987 concert review.

From Reuters May 24, 2023

Directed by Boyle and written by Craig Pearce, it celebrates the punk spirit of authenticity and exudes love for the Pistols’ yowling chaos.

From New York Times May 30, 2022

Our clingy cat would lose us and wander the two floors, yowling plaintively until we called out, guiding him in like a game of Marco Polo.

From Seattle Times Apr. 20, 2022

Performing in a well-tailored suit and minus his piano, this early 1960s UK performance, from a short-lived TV show he hosted, highlights Little Richard’s yowling, octave-leaping voice.

From Los Angeles Times May 9, 2020

He knew he sounded cross but he needed to think, and Abby’s yowling did not help.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret




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