howling

Noun · Adjective
Synonyms: howlululationfantasticgrandhowling(a)marvelousmarvellousrattling(a)terrifictremendouswonderfulwondrous

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a long loud emotional utterance“he gave a howl of pain”“howls of laughter”“their howling had no effect”Synonyms: howlululation

Adjective (1)

  1. extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers“a fantastic trip to the Orient”“the film was fantastic!”“a howling success”“a marvelous collection of rare books”“had a rattling conversation about politics”“a tremendous achievement”Synonyms: fantasticgrandhowling(a)marvelousmarvellousrattling(a)terrifictremendouswonderfulwondrous
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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]

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