Yawl (Verb)
Meaning
Emit long loud cries; "wail in self-pity"; "howl with sorrow".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The mourners began to yawl as they followed the hearse to the burial site.
- She continued to yawl uncontrollably, overcome with grief.
- The news of her passing caused her mother to yawl in the middle of the quiet library.
- Children often yawl when they don't get what they want in stores.
- Her voice echoed across the empty room as she began to yawl in despair.