About The Word Howl
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What's The Definition Of Howl?
[n] a long loud emotional utterance; "he gave a howl of pain"; "howls of laughter"; "their howling had no effect"
[n] a loud sustained noise resembling the cry of a hound; "the howl of the wind made him restless" [n] the long plaintive cry of a hound or a wolf [v] laugh unrestrainedly and heartily [v] make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles; "The wind was howling in the trees"; "The water roared down the chute" [v] emit long loud cries; "wail in self-pity"; "howl with sorrow" [v] cry loudly, as of animals; "The coyotes were howling in the desert" Synonyms | Synonyms for Howl: howling | roar | roar | ululate | ululation | wail | wrawl | yammer | yawl | yowl Related Terms | Find terms related to Howl: air a grievance | animal noise | bark | barking | battle cry | bawl | bay | bedlam | Bedlam let loose | beef | beefing | bell | bellow | bellyache | bellyaching | birdcall | bitch | bitching | blare | blast | blat | blate | bleat | bobbery | boggle | boycott | brawl | bray | brouhaha | call | call in question | caterwaul | challenge | charivari | cheer | chirm | clamor | clang | clangor | clap | clatter | commotion | complain | complaining | complaint | compunction | crab | creak | croak | cry | cry out | cry out against | demonstrate | demonstrate against | demonstration | demur | demurrer | destructive criticism | din | discord | dispute | dissent | dolorous tirade | donnybrook | drunken brawl | dustup | enter a protest | exception | expostulate | expostulation | faultfinding | flap | fracas | free-for-all | fret | fret and fume | fuss | give tongue | give voice | grievance | grievance committee | gripe | griping | groan | groaning | grouch | grouse | grousing | growl | grumble | grumbling | grunt | hail | halloo | hell broke loose | holler | hollo | hoot | howling | hubbub | hue and cry | hullabaloo | hurrah | indignation meeting | jangle | jeremiad | keen | kick | kicking | lament | lodge a complaint | loud noise | low | make an outcry | march | mating call | meow | mew | mewl | miaow | moan | moo | murmur | murmuring | mutter | neigh | nicker | noise | noise and shouting | nonviolent protest | note | object | objection | outcry | pandemonium | panic | peeve | peevishness | pet peeve | petulance | picket | picketing | pipe | plaint | planctus | press objections | protest | protest demonstration | protestation | pule | qualm | querulousness | racket | raise a howl | rally | rallying cry | rattle | register a complaint | remonstrance | remonstrate | remonstration | rhubarb | roar | row | ruckus | ruction | rumble | rumpus | scolding | screak | scream | screech | scruple | shindy | shivaree | shout | shriek | shrill | sidesplitter | sigh | sing | sit in | sit-in | skirl | skreigh | snarl | sniping | sob | sough | squall | squawk | squawking | squeak | squeal | state a grievance | stridulation | strike | take on | teach in | teach-in | thunder | thunderclap | tintamarre | tirade | troat | tumult | ululate | ululation | uproar | wail | wail of woe | wailing | war cry | war whoop | whicker | whimper | whine | whining | whinny | whisper | whistle | whoop | woodnote | wrawl | yammer | yap | yapping | yawl | yawp | yell | yell bloody murder | yelp | yelping | yip | yo-ho | yowl See Also | bawl | call | cry | cry | emit | express joy | express mirth | holler | hollo | laugh | let loose | let out | make noise | noise | noise | resound | scream | shout | shout out | squall | squeal | thunder | utter | utterance | vocalization | vroom | waul | wawl | yawp | yell Howl In Webster's Dictionary \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, protraced, mournful sound or cry, as dogs
and wolves often do.
And dogs in corners set them down to howl.
--Drayton.
Methought a legion of foul fiends Environ'd me
about, and howled in my ears. --Shak.
2. To utter a sound expressive of distress; to cry aloud and
mournfully; to lament; to wail.
Howl ye, for the day of the Lord is at hand. --Is.
xiii. 6.
3. To make a noise resembling the cry of a wild beast.
Wild howled the wind. --Sir W.
Scott.
{Howling monkey}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Howler}, 2.
{Howling wilderness}, a wild, desolate place inhabited only
by wild beasts. --Deut. xxxii. 10.
\Howl\, v. t. To utter with outcry. ``Go . . . howl it out in deserts.'' --Philips. \Howl\, n. 1. The protracted, mournful cry of a dog or a wolf, or other like sound. 2. A prolonged cry of distress or anguish; a wail. |
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