a ship's small boat (usually rowed by 4 or 6 oars)
noun
a sailing vessel with two masts; a small mizzen is aft of the rudderpost
verb
emit long loud cries
“wail in self-pity”
Word Forms
howl
noun
a long loud emotional utterance
howling
noun
a long loud emotional utterance
ululation
noun
a long loud emotional utterance
wail
noun
a cry of sorrow and grief
wailer
noun
a mourner who utters long loud high-pitched cries
wailing
noun
loud cries made while weeping
roar
noun
a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
roaring
noun
a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Jolle
ein kleines Schiffsboot (normalerweise mit 4 oder 6 Rudern gerudert)
🇪🇸Spanish
yola
bote pequeño de un barco (generalmente remado por 4 o 6 remos)
🇳🇱Dutch
janken
een kleine boot van een schip (meestal geroeid met 4 of 6 roeispanen)
🇵🇹Portuguese
bocejar
o pequeno barco de um navio (geralmente remado por 4 ou 6 remos)
🇷🇺Russian
рявкать
небольшая корабельная лодка (обычно с четырьмя или шестью веслами)
India
🇮🇳Hindi
उबासी लेना
एक जहाज की छोटी नाव (आमतौर पर 4 या 6 चप्पुओं से चलने वाली)
🇧🇩Bengali
ইয়াওল
একটি জাহাজের ছোট নৌকা (সাধারণত 4 বা 6 টি ওয়ার দ্বারা সারিবদ্ধ)
🇮🇳Tamil
கொட்டாவி
ஒரு கப்பலின் சிறிய படகு (பொதுவாக 4 அல்லது 6 துடுப்புகளால் வரிசையாக)
🇮🇳Telugu
ఆవులింత
ఓడ యొక్క చిన్న పడవ (సాధారణంగా 4 లేదా 6 ఓర్ల ద్వారా వేయబడుతుంది)
🇮🇳Marathi
जावई
जहाजाची छोटी बोट (सामान्यत: 4 किंवा 6 ओअर्सने रोवली जाते)
🇮🇳Gujarati
રડવું
વહાણની નાની હોડી (સામાન્ય રીતે 4 અથવા 6 ઓર દ્વારા દોરવામાં આવે છે)
🇮🇳Kannada
ಆಕಳಿಸು
ಹಡಗಿನ ಸಣ್ಣ ದೋಣಿ (ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ 4 ಅಥವಾ 6 ಓರ್ಗಳಿಂದ ರೋಡ್ ಮಾಡಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ)
🇮🇳Malayalam
അലറുക
ഒരു കപ്പലിൻ്റെ ചെറിയ ബോട്ട് (സാധാരണയായി 4 അല്ലെങ്കിൽ 6 തുഴകളാൽ തുഴയുന്നു)
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
偏航
船上的小船（通常由 4 或 6 个桨划动）
🇯🇵Japanese
あくびをする
船の小さなボート（通常は4本または6本のオールで漕ぐ）
🇰🇷Korean
개의 구슬프게 짖는 소리
배의 작은 배(보통 4~6개의 노로 노를 젓는 배)
🇻🇳Vietnamese
ngáp
thuyền nhỏ của một con tàu (thường được chèo bằng 4 hoặc 6 mái chèo)
🇹🇭Thai
อ้าปากค้าง
เรือเล็กของเรือ (มักพาย 4 หรือ 6 ลำ)
🇮🇩Indonesian
menguap
perahu kecil kapal (biasanya didayung dengan 4 atau 6 dayung)
🇵🇭Filipino
humiyaw
maliit na bangka ng barko (karaniwang sinasagwan ng 4 o 6 na sagwan)
🇲🇾Malay
menguap
bot kecil kapal (biasanya didayung dengan 4 atau 6 dayung)
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
الثرثرة
قارب صغير للسفينة (عادةً ما يتم تجديفه بواسطة 4 أو 6 مجاذيف)
🇮🇷Persian
خمیازه کشیدن
قایق کوچک یک کشتی (معمولاً با 4 یا 6 پارو پارو می شود)
🇹🇷Turkish
yalpalama
bir geminin küçük teknesi (genellikle 4 veya 6 kürekle çekilen)
🇮🇱Hebrew
לצעוק
סירה קטנה של ספינה (בדרך כלל חותרת ב-4 או 6 משוטים)
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'yawl'?
The primary meaning of 'yawl' is 'a ship's small boat (usually rowed by 4 or 6 oars)'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'yawl' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'yawl' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'yawl' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'yawl' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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