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Yowl vs Yawl - What's the difference?

yowl | yawl |

As nouns the difference between yowl and yawl

is that yowl is a prolonged, loud cry, like the sound of an animal; a wail; a howl while yawl is a small ship's boat, usually rowed by four or six oars.

As verbs the difference between yowl and yawl

is that yowl is utter a yowl while yawl is to cry out; to howl.

yowl

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A prolonged, loud cry, like the sound of an animal; a wail; a howl.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • Utter a yowl.
  • Express by yowling; utter with a yowl.

    • Derived terms

    *yowler

    yawl

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A small ship's boat, usually rowed by four or six oars.
  • A fore and aft rigged sailing vessel with two masts, main and mizzen, the mizzen stepped abaft the rudder post.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • To cry out; to howl;
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