Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lulliloo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lulliloo
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To utter a high-pitched oscillating joyous cry such as is traditionally used in Africa and the Middle East.

Example Sentences

"Our entrance was attended with the usual ceremony, now familiar to the reader: the warmen danced, shot, and shouted, a rabble of adults, youths and boys crowded upon us, the fair sex lulliloo'd with vigor[.]"
"The singing-girls beat their tabrets and lulliloo'd with joy[.]"

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Inflected Forms

lulliloos (present, singular) lulliloo's (present, singular) lullilooing (participle, present) lulliloo'ing (participle, present) lullilooed (participle, past) lullilooed (past) lulliloo'd (participle, past) lulliloo'd (past) lulliloo'ed (participle, past) lulliloo'ed (past)

Questions

What does lulliloo mean?: To utter a high-pitched oscillating joyous cry such as is traditionally used in Africa and the Middle East.
Where does lulliloo come from?: Onomatopoeic.

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