hurlement
French, noun/yʁ.lə.mɑ̃/
hurlement is spelled H-U-R-L-E-M-E-N-T (9 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 37,709th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hurlement is a French masculine noun meaning “howl” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de hurler”.
What does hurlement mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinehowl
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action de hurler. 2. Bruit sinistre semblable au cri qui résulte de cette action. 3. Cri du loup.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of hurlement
- hurlements plural
- ^((h aspiré))\yʁ.lə.mɑ̃\ singular plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce hurlement?
- /yʁ.lə.mɑ̃/
- ^((h aspiré))\yʁ.lə.mɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to hurlement
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is hurlement in French?
hurlement appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).