ululate

Another example where Mutswairo uses metaphors is in Ridzai mipururu (Ululate) wherein he makes use of the contrastive absolute metaphors mwenje (light) and rima (darkness) to refer to independence and colonialism respectively.

For a news ululate on Bishop Matthews' recovery, please seep.

When they pass the houses while playing dufouf and singing, people come out to join the procession and ululate.

When ruling politicians fail to deliver on promises, for instance, job creation, their supporters ululate, saying "yes, yes, we do not have to wait for government to do everything for us, let the women and unemployed youth go back to the rural villages and do something for themselves".

The weekend's anti-climate chaos demonstrators (ironically all warmly wrapped up against the cold) inevitably called back memories of those face-painted harridans who used to ululate outside the Greenham Common air base, and the unwashed fanatics who tried to prevent the construction of assorted bypasses.

Ndebele's novel does not ululate Winnie, nor does it condemn her.