[
UK
/hˈaʊlɪŋ/
]
[ US /ˈhaʊɫɪŋ/ ]
[ US /ˈhaʊɫɪŋ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
had a rattling conversation about politics
the film was fantastic!
a tremendous achievement
a marvelous collection of rare books
a howling success
a fantastic trip to the Orient
NOUN
-
a long loud emotional utterance
their howling had no effect
he gave a howl of pain
howls of laughter
How To Use howling In A Sentence
- 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
- 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.
- You can just imagine the wind howling round outside while everyone crowds into a stone cottage, a fire roaring in the grate and a group of friends simply playing together for the sheer fun of it.
- Having twirled in a frock, he dons jackboots to play Adolf Hitler in Springtime for Hitler, the production's howlingly awful play-within-a-play.
- The dog was howling like a soul in torment.
- That she-devil is outside; I heard her howling.
- Then she ran off, faster than any wildcat, and the men went on howling and shrieking, trying to untangle those knots.
- The game was played in dreadful conditions with driving rain and howling winds ruining the contest.