Yowl
/jaʊl/noun
To make a long, loud, mournful cry; a yowling cry or howl.
Did you know?English yowl is closely related to howl, and both go back to an old Germanic imitation of a wild, drawn-out cry rather than any mystical origin.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
ġeolian / ġeolian
“to yell or howl; to cry out”
Middle English
ME
yowlen
“to howl, lament loudly”
16th Century
English
yowle
“to cry out in a loud, mournful way”
Modern English
English
yowl
“to emit a loud, wailing cry”