ululation
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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
There was a long, wailing ululation, like the sound of a thousand anguished voices screaming in the darkness, followed by a bellowing, full-throated roar.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2015
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
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Lord of the Flies
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The War of the Worlds
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