ululation

Example Sentences

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With this profound ululation of self-effacement, the Eeyore of Bake Off shuffled into our lives.

From The Guardian • Aug. 26, 2019

Speaking at the event, Mercy James drew applause and ululation from the crowd after saying: "Many kids and many lives will be saved. Thank you mum, you're the bomb."

From Reuters • Jul. 11, 2017

Finally, she feted her mother with a blessing in Arabic and a celebratory ululation.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 9, 2017

"This is the symbol of the 193rd country in the world," she shouted, followed by an ear-splitting ululation.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2011

It was an ululation over by the seashore -and now the next savage answered and the next.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding