yowl Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
    holla; bellow; roar; hollo; holler; hollering; holloa; bellowing; roaring.
    • his bellow filled the hallway
  2. verb cry loudly, as of animals
    wrawl; howl; yammer.
    • The coyotes were howling in the desert
  3. verb utter shrieks, as of cats
    caterwaul.

WordNet

Yowl intransitive verb
Etymology
See Yawl, v. i.
Definitions
  1. To utter a loud, long, and mournful cry, as a dog; to howl; to yell.
Yowl noun
Definitions
  1. A loud, protracted, and mournful cry, as that of a dog; a howl.

Webster 1913