26 June 2019

ululate

[ uhl-yuh-leyt, yool- ]

verb (used without object), ul·u·lat·ed, ul·u·lat·ing.

to howl, as a dog or a wolf; hoot, as an owl.
to utter howling sounds, as in shrill, wordless lamentation; wail.
to lament loudly and shrilly.

ORIGIN OF ULULATE

1615–25; Latin ululātus, past participle of ululāre to howl, shriek, of imitative orig.; see -ate1

RELATED FORMS
ul·u·la·tion, noun

Today’s quote

You’re not a baby boomer if you don’t have a visceral recollection of a Kennedy and a King assassination, a Beatles breakup, a U.S. defeat in Vietnam, and a Watergate.

– P. J. O’Rourke

On this day

26 June – International Day in Support of Victims of Torture.

26 June 1945 – 50 nations ratify the United Nations Charter in an effort to prevent another world war. The United Nations was formally established on 24 October 1945, replacing the League of Nations.