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Mr. Tom Posted 9 years ago
Vocabulary

Ululation

Hi

Is this action called ululation in English? Is this term common among native speakers?



Thanks,

Tom
  

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Mr. Tom Is this action called ululation in English? Yes, and the verb is ululate .

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  • Tom Is this action called ululation in English?
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Mr. TomIs this action called ululation in English?
Yes, and the verb is ululate.
Mr. TomIs this term common among native speakers?
It's common in cultures whose members produce the sound.
Otherwise, the words are seldom heard or used.
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Yes, that's what I'd call it. It's not a word I often come across, because ululation isn't a common practice in my part of the world.
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Thanks, AStar and Blue Jay.

-- but most sites (apart from all my dictionaries) define ululate like this.

https://www.google.com.pk/#q=ululate

Tom
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