yowl

Example Sentences

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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

He lacked the abrasiveness or gruffness found in many metal singers, opting instead for a theatrical melodic yowl with silvery overtones.

From Salon • Jul. 26, 2025

“Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose,” Joplin sang in her signature blues-rock yowl — perhaps the best-known piece of wisdom in Kristofferson’s very wise catalog.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2024

To communicate, they grunt and yowl and gesture with a serio-comic zeal that earned my reluctant admiration.

From New York Times • Apr. 11, 2024

I heard him yowl, heard his toes clip-clopping on the floor as he struggled to break free before the door slammed behind me.

From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman