Meaning
to scream, to yell
- to scream, yell
- to howl
In a sentence
Non urlare, il bambino sta dormendo.
Don't yell, the baby is sleeping.
Perché urli sempre quando sei al telefono?
Why do you always yell when you're on the phone?
I cani hanno urlato tutta la notte.
The dogs howled all night.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| urlare | infinitive |
| urliamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| urlo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| urlate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| urli | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| urlano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| urla | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| urlavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| urlavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| urlavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| urlavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| urlavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| urlava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| urlammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| urlai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| urlaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| urlasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| urlarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| urlò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| urleremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| urlerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| urlerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| urlerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| urleranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| urlerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| urliamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| urli | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| urliate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| urli | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| urlino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| urli | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| urlassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| urlassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| urlaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| urlassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| urlassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| urlasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| urleremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| urlerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| urlereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| urleresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| urlerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| urlerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| urliamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| urlate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| urla | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| urlando | gerund |
| urlato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use urlare for loud, uncontrolled shouting; gridare is broader and often more neutral.
- With a person, say urlare a qualcuno; with words, urlare qualcosa or urlare contro qualcuno.
- For animals, it fits wolves and similar howling; for dogs, abbaiare is usually the natural verb.