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howl (noun)

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  • howl — ► NOUN 1) a long doleful cry uttered by an animal. 2) a loud cry of pain, amusement, etc. ► VERB ▪ make a howling sound. ORIGIN probably imitative …   English terms dictionary

  • howl — verb Etymology: Middle English houlen; akin to Middle High German hiulen to howl Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. to emit a loud sustained doleful sound characteristic of members of the dog family 2. to cry out loudly and without restraint …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • howl — [haʊl] verb [I] 1) if a dog or other animal howls, it makes a long loud sound 2) to cry very loudly in pain, anger, or sadness 3) if the wind howls, it blows with a long loud sound 4) to laugh very loudly howl noun [C] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • howl — (v.) early 13c., houlen, probably ultimately of imitative origin; similar formations are found in other Germanic languages. Related: Howled; howling. As a noun from 1590s …   Etymology dictionary

  • howl|er — «HOW luhr», noun. 1. a person or thing that howls. 2. an animal that howls. 3. = howling monkey. (Cf. ↑howling monkey) 4. Informal. a ridiculous mistake; stupid blunder. 5. Dialect. a person hired to wail at a funeral or the bedside of the dying …   Useful english dictionary

  • howl|et — «HOW liht», noun. Archaic. an owl. ╂[< Middle French hulote] …   Useful english dictionary

  • howl — noun a long doleful cry uttered by an animal such as a dog. ↘a loud cry of pain, amusement, etc. ↘Electronics a wailing noise in a loudspeaker due to feedback. verb make a howling sound. Origin ME houle (v.), prob. imitative …   English new terms dictionary

  • howl — [[t]ha͟ʊl[/t]] howls, howling, howled 1) VERB If an animal such as a wolf or a dog howls, it makes a long, loud, crying sound. Somewhere in the streets beyond a dog suddenly howled, baying at the moon. N COUNT Howl is also a noun. The dog let out …   English dictionary

  • howl — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ long ▪ loud ▪ eerie, unearthly ▪ He broke down and let out an unearthly howl. VERB + HOWL …   Collocations dictionary

  • howl — I UK [haʊl] / US verb Word forms howl : present tense I/you/we/they howl he/she/it howls present participle howling past tense howled past participle howled 1) [intransitive] if a dog or similar animal howls, it makes a long loud sound wolves… …   English dictionary

  • howl — howl1 [ haul ] verb ▸ 1 long loud animal sound ▸ 2 cry in pain/sadness ▸ 3 long loud sound of wind ▸ 4 laugh very loudly ▸ 5 say in loud angry voice 1. ) intransitive if a dog or similar animal howls, it makes a long loud sound: wolves howling in …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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