— ululation , n.
/ul"yeuh layt', yoohl"-/ , v.i. , ululated, ululating .
1. to howl, as a dog or a wolf; hoot, as an owl.
2. to utter howling sounds, as in shrill, wordless lamentation; wail.
3. to lament loudly and shrilly.
[ 1615-25; ululatus, ptp. of ululare to howl, shriek, of imit. orig.; see -ATE 1 ]