yowl


yowl (http://definr.com/yowl)

     n : a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal); "his
         bellow filled the hallway" [syn: bellow, bellowing, holla,
          holler, hollering, hollo, holloa, roar, roaring]
     v 1: cry loudly, as of animals; "The coyotes were howling in the
          desert" [syn: howl, wrawl, yammer]
     2: utter shrieks, as of cats [syn: caterwaul]