ululate

The word “ululate” has 3 syllables: u-lu-late

It's pronounced as /ˈʌl.jʊˌleɪt/


What is synonym and antonym for ululate?

In the thesaurus, “ululate” has 34 synonyms and 2 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for ululate along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for ululate

Antonyms for ululate

  • be quiet
  • whimper

Meanings of ululate

  • verb
    1. To howl loudly or prolongedly in lamentation or joy.
    2. To produce a rapid and prolonged series of sharp noises with one's voice.

Example Sentences

  • The women gathered to celebrate the victory and began to ululate in joyous unison.
  • As the tribal ceremony reached its peak, the participants started to ululate to honor their ancestors.
  • The eerie sound of wolves echoed through the night, causing them to ululate in a haunting chorus.
  • In some cultures, people traditionally ululate during moments of mourning to express grief.
  • As the music crescendoed, the crowd couldn't help but ululate in excitement, creating a lively atmosphere.

On this page you'll find 36 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to ululate, such as: bark, bawl, bay, be quiet, bellow, blubber, caterwaul.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

keen

wail

  • agonize
  • agonizing
  • anguish
  • bawl
  • bay
  • beef
  • bellyache
  • bemoan
  • bewail
  • bitch
  • bleat
  • bleed
  • blubber
  • blubbering
  • carp
  • carry on
  • caterwaul
  • cavil
  • challenge
  • complain
  • complaint
  • crab
  • cri de coeur
  • croak
  • cry
  • cry the blues
  • crying
  • demur
  • deplore
  • dolor
  • expostulation
  • fret
  • fuss
  • grief
  • grievance
  • grieve
  • grieving
  • gripe
  • grizzle
  • groan
  • grouch
  • grouse
  • growl
  • grumble
  • grump
  • hand-wringing
  • heartache
  • heartbreak
  • holler
  • howl
  • hurt
  • inveigh
  • jowl
  • keen
  • kick
  • kick up a fuss
  • kick up a stink
  • kvetch
  • lament
  • lamentation
  • maunder
  • miserere
  • moan
  • mourn
  • mourning
  • murmur
  • mutter
  • nag
  • niggle
  • objection
  • outcry
  • plaint
  • protest
  • quibble
  • regret
  • remonstrance
  • repine
  • rue
  • scream
  • screech
  • shriek
  • shrill
  • sniff
  • snivel
  • sniveling
  • sob
  • sobbing
  • sorrow
  • sorrowing
  • squall
  • squawk
  • squeal
  • stew
  • stink
  • suffer
  • suffering
  • tears
  • ululate
  • weep
  • weeping
  • whimper
  • whimpering
  • whine
  • whinge
  • whining
  • woe
  • worry
  • yammer
  • yammering
  • yaup
  • yawp
  • yell
  • yelp
  • yowl

wailed

  • agonized
  • anguished
  • bawl
  • bawled
  • bay
  • bayed
  • beefed
  • bellyached
  • bemoan
  • bemoaned
  • bewail
  • bewailed
  • bitched
  • bleated
  • bled
  • blubbered
  • carped
  • carry on
  • caterwauled
  • caviled
  • cavilled
  • complain
  • complained
  • crabbed
  • cried
  • croaked
  • cry the blues
  • deplore
  • deplored
  • fretted
  • fuss
  • fussed
  • grieve
  • grieved
  • griped
  • grizzled
  • groaned
  • grouched
  • groused
  • growled
  • grumbled
  • grumped
  • hollered
  • howl
  • howled
  • hurt
  • inveighed
  • jowl
  • keen
  • keened
  • kick
  • kicked
  • kicked up a fuss
  • kicked up a stink
  • kvetched
  • lament
  • lamented
  • maundered
  • moan
  • moaned
  • mourn
  • mourned
  • murmured
  • muttered
  • nagged
  • protested
  • quibbled
  • repine
  • repined
  • rued
  • screamed
  • screeched
  • shrieked
  • shrilled
  • sniffed
  • sniveled
  • snivelled
  • sob
  • sobbed
  • sorrowed
  • squall
  • squalled
  • squawked
  • squealed
  • stewed
  • suffered
  • ululate
  • ululated
  • weep
  • wept
  • whimper
  • whimpered
  • whine
  • whined
  • whinged
  • worried
  • yammered
  • yauped
  • yawped
  • yelled
  • yelped
  • yowled

yell

yelled


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