[
UK
/hˈaʊl/
]
[ US /ˈhaʊɫ/ ]
[ US /ˈhaʊɫ/ ]
VERB
-
emit long loud cries
howl with sorrow
wail in self-pity - laugh unrestrainedly and heartily
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cry loudly, as of animals
The coyotes were howling in the desert -
make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
The water roared down the chute
The wind was howling in the trees
NOUN
- the long plaintive cry of a hound or a wolf
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a loud sustained noise resembling the cry of a hound
the howl of the wind made him restless -
a long loud emotional utterance
their howling had no effect
he gave a howl of pain
howls of laughter
How To Use howl In A Sentence
- I barken back to the rogue Taken Howler, the dead unexpectedly alive and inimical. Shadow Games
- Generally speaking, I tend not to get too bent out of shape by occasional rhetorical howlers.
- Jackson Starfield is possessed of the most rock'n'roll name in town and a nice feral howl to match.
- As luck would have it the winds had been howling onshore for almost a solid week.
- But the howling vacuum had opened up inside her again, with its endless vistas of nothingness and no return, the harlequinade of grasping, painted lovers. Shortcut Man
- He won the summit in the thick of howling wind and driving snow, providentially stumbling upon Trust
- Although he had not howled once, his snarling and growling, combined with his thirst, had hoarsened his throat and dried the mucous membranes of his mouth so that he was incapable, except under the sheerest provocation, of further sound. CHAPTER XVI
- Any dog not in harness was howling and yelping to be put in one, and even when harnessed they continued with their wretched wailing until they were off and running.
- The proposed changes caused howls of protest from the public.
- The first 30 pages of what became the book came out as one long howl of anguish. Times, Sunday Times
