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PRONUNCIATION OF ULULATION

ululation  [ˌjuːljʊˈleɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ULULATION

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verb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ululation is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ULULATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ululation

An ululation is a long, wavering, high-pitched vocal sound resembling a howl with a trilling quality. It is produced by emitting a high pitched loud voice accompanied with a rapid movement of the tongue and the uvula. The term ululation is an onomatopoeic word derived from Latin. It is produced by moving the tongue, rapidly, back and forth repetitively in the mouth while producing a sharp sound.

Definition of ululation in the English dictionary

The definition of ululation in the dictionary is the act of howling or wailing, as with grief.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ULULATION


calculation
ˌkælkjʊˈleɪʃən
cancellation
ˌkænsɪˈleɪʃən
circulation
ˌsɜːkjʊˈleɪʃən
compilation
ˌkɒmpɪˈleɪʃən
correlation
ˌkɒrɪˈleɪʃən
formulation
ˌfɔːmjʊˈleɪʃən
installation
ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən
insulation
ˌɪnsjʊˈleɪʃən
isolation
ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən
legislation
ˌlɛdʒɪsˈleɪʃən
manipulation
məˌnɪpjʊˈleɪʃən
musculation
ˌmʌskjʊˈleɪʃən
mutilation
ˌmjuːtɪˈleɪʃən
population
ˌpɒpjʊˈleɪʃən
regulation
ˌrɛɡjʊˈleɪʃən
relation
rɪˈleɪʃən
simulation
ˌsɪmjʊˈleɪʃən
translation
trænsˈleɪʃən
ventilation
ˌvɛntɪˈleɪʃən
violation
ˌvaɪəˈleɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ULULATION

ultratiny
ultravacuum
ultraviolence
ultraviolent
ultraviolet
ultraviolet astronomy
ultravirile
ultravirility
ultravirus
ultrawide
ultrawideband
ultroneous
ultroneously
ultroneousness
ulu
ululant
ululate
Ulundi
Uluru
ulva

WORDS THAT END LIKE ULULATION

accreditation
action
administration
animation
application
association
certification
citation
combination
communication
confirmation
conversation
corporation
creation
decoration
destination
documentation
duration
education
evaluation
excitation

Synonyms and antonyms of ululation in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ululation» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ULULATION

Find out the translation of ululation to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ululation from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ululation» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

泣声
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ulular
570 millions of speakers

English

ululation
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ululation
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ولولة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

завывание
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ululation
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ululation
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hululement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ulul
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Heulen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

泣きわめき
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

ululation
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ululation
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tiếng chim cú kêu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒலியோடு புலம்புதல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खळगे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

uluma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ululation
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ululation
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

завивання
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ululation
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ουρίασμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ululasie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

YLANDE
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ululation
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ululation

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ULULATION»

The term «ululation» is normally little used and occupies the 140.325 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ULULATION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ululation

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ULULATION»

Discover the use of ululation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ululation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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When Whites Riot: Writing Race and Violence in American and ...
I focus on racialized ululation, then, to call attention both to the inaccuracies implicit in these constructions of racialized violence and to what actually transpires prior to a white riot. In effect, I am turning the process of labeling around, using this ...
Sheila Smith McKoy, 2012
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The Ancient Egyptian Pyramid Texts
This Pepi is justified: let there be ululation for this Pepi and ululation for the ka of this Pepi. They will call to this Pepi and fetch themselves to this Pepi—those four bypassers with braids, who stand at their staves in the east of the sky—and they ...
James P. Allen, 2007
3
The Soul of Mbira: Music and Traditions of the Shona People ...
While both men and women sing in mahon'era, huro, and kudeketera style, a fourth vocal style, kupururudza (ululation), is exclusively the province of the women. It is an expression of approval or encouragement for all the performers and it ...
Paul Berliner, 1993
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Thinking Arabic Translation: A Course in Translation Method: ...
A possible translation of ,_—.u_)_é 5 in this extract is 'let out a ululation'. This would maintain a certain foreignness, the assumption being that even a reader who did not know what a ululation was in the context of women's behaviour in social ...
James Dickins, Sándor Hervey, Ian Higgins, 2013
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Amharic-English dictionary: H - N.
AA;^ alalta ululation, a trilling sound made by women to express joy or jubilation during significant events, e.g. birth of a male child, the appearance of the tabot, the entrance of the bridal pair, the appearance of a high-ranking dignitary ?iAA^" 1 ...
Thomas Leiper Kane, 1990
6
Simon & Schuster Super Crossword Puzzle Dictionary And ...
... yell, yipe, yowl; 5 brawl, growl, shout, snarl, whoop, wrawl; 6 baying, bellow, halloa, halloo, scream, shriek, shrill, yammer; 7 howling, screech, ululate; 9 ululation howler: 3 wow; 4 riot; 6 scream; 10 belly laugh; 12 howler monkey, sidesplitter, ...
Seth Godin, Lark Productions LLC, Seth Godin Productions, 1999
7
Lord of the Flies
Behind him the ululation swept across the island once more and a single voice shouted three times. He guessed that was the signal to advance and sped away again, till his chest was like fire. Then he flung himself down under a bush and ...
William Golding, James R. Baker, Arthur P. Ziegler, 1983
8
A Decade of Dark Humor: How Comedy, Irony, and Satire Shaped ...
Take, for instance,Stewart's common practice of dubbing video clips of diplomatic meetings between Middle Eastern heads of state with an ironic British schoolmarm voice, or its converse—his fascination with ritual ululation. Both denote the ...
Ted Gournelos, Viveca Greene, 2011
9
Songprints: The Musical Experience of Five Shoshone Women
She remembers, too, the ululation (piercing tongue trill) of the women, often touched off by the remembrance of dead relatives. One older woman referred to it as "their worship."8 As an adult Angie joined her family in their yearly pilgrimages to ...
Judith Vander, 1996
10
The Memory of Trade: Modernity's Entanglements on an Eastern ...
... together in a game played by women and girls (B. daitar gabar), together with the laughter that accompanies it, and by the occasional outbreak of ululation among them when hunters emerge out of the forest to deposit game in the enclosure.
Patricia Spyer, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ULULATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ululation is used in the context of the following news items.
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To Ululate or Not to Ululate for President Obama? Kenyans Are …
Ululation is commonly used in Africa as a cheer, mourn or attention-seeking sound by women. The YouTube video below posted by Citizen TV shows Gichuru ... «Global Voices Online, Jul 15»
2
Excitement, song and ululation in Nyanza over Obama visit
US President Barrack Obama beasts and motorcade snails along Kenyatta Avenue/ Uhuru High Way roundabout in Nairobi as security keep vigil on his way to ... «The Standard Digital News, Jul 15»
3
Kopanang and Ketumile win poetry contest
Tlhokamolomo's ululating performer shone brighter than her poet as she was dishing an amazing ululation that awed the audience. It was therefore not ... «Mmegi Online, Jul 15»
4
SANDF honours Madiba's helpers
Pretoria - Jubilation and ululation sounded across the Armscor facility in Pretoria where members of the South African National Defence Force received medals ... «Independent Online, May 15»
5
How 'Ululation' Entered California Political Lexicon
newsreporter02 Last word on Dems: The dopey little story that Loretta Sanchez told to an audience of Indian-American Democrats, and that generated several ... «Calbuzz, May 15»
6
FATİH ÇEKİRGE > The country of female wolves and ululations
FATİH ÇEKİRGE > The country of female wolves and ululations. Print Page Send to friend » · Share on Facebook. During Nevruz festivities, there was such a ... «Hurriyet Daily News, Mar 15»
7
Travis Trice's mom distracts Virginia shooters with unholy ululation
Michigan State defeated Virginia Sunday 60-54 behind four three-pointers and 23 points from Travis Trice. But the Spartans' senior had more than just his shot ... «SI.com, Mar 15»
8
Who's that screaming when Michigan State opponents shoot free …
And we'll get at least one more chance to hear that ululation next week in the Sweet 16. Lucky us. ____. Jay Busbee is a writer for Yahoo Sports. Contact him at ... «Yahoo Sports, Mar 15»
9
'SNL' ISIS Skit Featuring Dakota Johnson Sparks Controversy
Johnson's character then leaves with the group, who fire their weapons into the air during some loud group ululation. The commercial parody then ends with: ... «Breitbart News, Mar 15»
10
The Magic Sound of Mogolokwane
Ululation as it is commonly known traces back to ancient history of the African culture and it has faded over the years, let alone the youth of today do not know ... «AllAfrica.com, Feb 15»

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