as in vocal
engaging in or marked by loud and insistent cries especially of protest
town meeting is always full of yowling residents who never seem to be happy with anything the town does
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as in complaining
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely
a bitterly cold winter that had people yowling about their heating bills
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Adjective
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Gomez has been more vocal about the threat to journalism posed by the FCC’s aggressive stance on subjective questions of media bias.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
8 Feb. 2025 -
Paula has always been vocal about her pride in his achievements, and her excitement was on full display when DAMN.—
Nasha Smith,
People.com,
8 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The irony of the quintessential real estate expert buying a home in the flight path of an international airport, then complaining about the noise, is not lost on the rest of Palm Beach County.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2025
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That first-round pick became Merriman (although, the Giants aren't complaining).—
Ryan Morik,
Fox News,
8 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The name Wolf Moon comes from the sound of wolves howling during this season, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Detroit Free Press,
27 Dec. 2024
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This includes destructive behavior such as chewing and destroying furniture as well as things like howling and barking.—
Joseph Epstein,
Newsweek,
11 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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And university leaders fearing government investigations, funding cuts, or punitive endowment taxes crack down on campus protest, remove or demote outspoken professors, and remain silent in the face of growing authoritarianism.—
STEVEN LEVITSKY,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Feb. 2025
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But the president's new FTC chair, Andrew Ferguson, is an outspoken Big Tech critic on X and is signaling the panel won't be stacked with pro-industry quislings.—
Marc Caputo,
Axios,
10 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The courts need to continue striking down these blatant violations of the law.—
Bobby Block,
Orlando Sentinel,
9 Feb. 2025
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Trump funding freeze a blatant violation of Constitution, federal law: Legal experts Even bolder, Trump's pledging to dismantle entire agencies.—
Alexandra Hutzler,
ABC News,
7 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The whining about everyone else didn’t help, either.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
31 Dec. 2024
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Stop whining and thank your lucky stars for having a job.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
27 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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But the vociferous opposition to his nomination actually changed his mind.—
Joseph Thorndike,
Forbes,
15 Dec. 2024
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The two leaders, both vociferous critics of each other, met on the tarmac at LAX around 3 p.m. Friday as Trump touched down to survey the catastrophic damage caused by the spate of wildfires in Southern California this year.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Orange County Register,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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White Noise—The womb is a noisy place, so a white-noise machine, fan, or vacuum can create a familiar, calming background sound.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
12 Feb. 2025
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The background gets predictably noisy due to the Tiny SE’s small sensor, showing significantly more grain across flat surfaces than the Tiny 2.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Yowling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yowling. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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