ululate
verb/ˈʌljuleɪt/, /ˈjuːljuleɪt/
/ˈʌljuleɪt/, /ˈjuːljuleɪt/
[intransitive] (literary)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they ululate | /ˈʌljuleɪt/, /ˈjuːljuleɪt/ /ˈʌljuleɪt/, /ˈjuːljuleɪt/ |
| he / she / it ululates | /ˈʌljuleɪts/, /ˈjuːljuleɪts/ /ˈʌljuleɪts/, /ˈjuːljuleɪts/ |
| past simple ululated | /ˈʌljuleɪtɪd/, /ˈjuːljuleɪtɪd/ /ˈʌljuleɪtɪd/, /ˈjuːljuleɪtɪd/ |
| past participle ululated | /ˈʌljuleɪtɪd/, /ˈjuːljuleɪtɪd/ /ˈʌljuleɪtɪd/, /ˈjuːljuleɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form ululating | /ˈʌljuleɪtɪŋ/, /ˈjuːljuleɪtɪŋ/ /ˈʌljuleɪtɪŋ/, /ˈjuːljuleɪtɪŋ/ |
- to give a long, loud call synonym wailWord Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin ululat- ‘howled, shrieked’, from the verb ululare, of imitative origin.
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