howl

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: howlingululationululatewailroaryawlyaupwrawlyammeryowl

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

  1. a long loud emotional utterance“he gave a howl of pain”“howls of laughter”“their howling had no effect”Synonyms: howlingululation
  2. the long plaintive cry of a hound or a wolf
  3. a loud sustained noise resembling the cry of a hound“the howl of the wind made him restless”

Verb (4)

  1. emit long loud cries“wail in self-pity”“howl with sorrow”Synonyms: ululatewailroaryawlyaup
  2. cry loudly, as of animals“The coyotes were howling in the desert”Synonyms: wrawlyammeryowl
  3. make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles“The wind was howling in the trees”“The water roared down the chute”Synonyms: roar
  4. laugh unrestrainedly and heartilySynonyms: roar
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Howl \Howl\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Howled; p. pr. & vb. n. Howling.] [OE. houlen, hulen; akin to D. huilen, MHG. hiulen, hiuweln, OHG. hiuwil[=o]n to exult, h?wo owl, Dan. hyle to howl.]

1.To utter a loud, protracted, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do. [1913 Webster]

And dogs in corners set them down to howl.— Drayton.[1913 Webster]
Methought a legion of foul fiends Environ'd me about, and howled in my ears.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

2.To utter a sound expressive of distress; to cry aloud and mournfully; to lament; to wail. [1913 Webster]

Howl ye, for the day of the Lord is at hand.— Is. xiii. 6.[1913 Webster]

3.To make a noise resembling the cry of a wild beast. [1913 Webster]

Wild howled the wind.— Sir W. Scott.[1913 Webster]

Howling monkey. (Zool.) See Howler, 2.

Howling wilderness, a wild, desolate place inhabited only by wild beasts. --Deut. xxxii. 10. [1913 Webster]

Howl \Howl\, v. t. To utter with outcry. "Go . . . howl it out in deserts." --Philips. [1913 Webster]
Howl \Howl\, n.

1.The protracted, mournful cry of a dog or a wolf, or other like sound. [1913 Webster]

2.A prolonged cry of distress or anguish; a wail. [1913 Webster]

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