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ululates

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present tense third-person singular of ululate

as in howls

to make a long loud mournful sound Arab women ululating with grief

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The sharp howls after a patient traveling from abroad presented with a full-term fetal demise?

— Caroline Cherston, STAT, 25 Aug. 2026
At night, the coyote howls echo through the development keeping residents awake.

— N. Kirkpatrick, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2026

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