Howl /(?)/
Howl
v. i.
imp. & p. p. Howled; p. pr. & vb. n. Howling
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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.
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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.
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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.
- To utter with outcry.
Howl
n.
- The protracted, mournful cry of a dog or a wolf, or other like sound.
- A prolonged cry of distress or anguish; a wail.