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ululate
verb[ I ]
uk /ˈjuː.ljə.leɪt//ˈʌl.jə.leɪt/ us /ˈjuː.ljə.leɪt//ˈʌl.jə.leɪt/
to make a long, high cry with the mouth and tongue that changes between two or three notes, often to show emotion at a ceremony such as a wedding or funeral: 大声叫喊;高声欢呼;哀声呼号（长而高的大声叫喊，在两、三个音之间变化，多见于婚礼或葬礼）
By night, Bamako is a riot of noise as singers ululate at wedding parties.夜晚，巴马科是一个喧嚣的城市，高歌的人们在婚宴上大声欢唱。
"When South Africans are happy, we sing, we dance, we ululate and beat drums," says Mulovhedzi.
Women in rainbow-hued native dresses ululated - a shrill cry that usually accompanies celebrations in this part of the world.
The joyful music of ululating African women rang out.
Women ululated, and the crowd clapped and cheered "Ya'eesh" - Arabic for "long live".
The bird's ululating cry on a summer evening is said to presage rain.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Sounds made by humans with their mouths
catcaller
catcalling
caterwauling
cheer
crow
crunch
crunch on something
embouchure
groan
growl
squall
squally
ululation
unsounded
vocalization
wail
whistle
whoop
wolf whistle
yelp
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