as in shouts
a loud vocal expression of strong emotion
the cat gave a yowl of anger
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as in complains
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely
a bitterly cold winter that had people yowling about their heating bills
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There would be no third consecutive title, no hoisting of the championship cup over heads, no giddy laughter or shouts of joy.—
Tris Wykes, Twin Cities, 3 Jan. 2026
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Other shouts will inevitably go out to The Strawberry next door to Newcastle United or The Colliery Tavern beside Sunderland’s Stadium of Light.—
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At one point, Hujar complains about a call from the artist Ed Baynard.—
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The president calls his wife and complains about the sole of his shoe before heading off to a girls’ basketball event with Angel Reese.—
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Held in May of last year, the dinner saw walkouts and howls of dissent as Ari Emanuel tore into Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over what the super-agent saw as an overkill response to the October 7 attacks.—
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Wind howls as one of the daughters' body rocks on a gurney, her family lighting candles as a rabbi screams scripture with water crashing in a nearby tub.—
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Demonstrations have included cries in support of the shah, something that could bring a death sentence in the past but now underlines the anger fueling the protests that began over Iran’s ailing economy.—
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Demonstrations have included cries in support of the shah, something that could bring a death sentence in the past but now underlines the anger fueling the protests that began over Iran’s ailing economy.—
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Left to die, breathless and alone, Invisigal chokes while Robert screams from the other end of the comms.—
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That stretch screams points, and the wise move might be to start planning your route to Salah.—
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Shannon moans right about the time Jenn walks out to see what the commotion is all about.—
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And as the person behind the camera approaches the pit bull, the dog growls and barks while standing in a fearful crouch.—
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Sturridge crows and growls his lines, rolling his torso and crouching to crawl on his knuckles like a young silverback.—
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“Yowls.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yowls. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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