Howl /(?)/

Howl

v. i.

imp. & p. p. Howled; p. pr. & vb. n. Howling

  1. To utter a loud, protracted, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do.
    And dogs in corners set them down to howl.
    Methought a legion of foul fiends Environ'd me about, and howled in my ears.
  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.

Phrases & Compounds

Howling monkey
See Howler, 2.
Howling wilderness
a wild, desolate place inhabited only by wild beasts.

Howl

v. t.
  1. To utter with outcry.

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.