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A n1 ( wail) hurlement m ; a howl of pain/rage un hurlement de douleur/rage ; to give a howl pousser un hurlement ;3 ○ to be a howl ( funny) être hilarant.C vi [child] hurler, pousser des hurlements ; [dog, wind] hurler ; to howl with rage/terror hurler de rage/terreur ; to howl with laughter éclater de rire.■ howl down:▶ howl [sb] down conspuer [speaker]. -
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howl [haʊl]1. nouna. [person, animal] hurler ; [wind] mugir• to howl with pain/rage hurler de douleur/de rage* * *[haʊl] 1.noun hurlement m2.howls of protest — des protestations fpl bruyantes
transitive verb hurler (at à)3.intransitive verb [child] hurler, pousser des hurlements; [dog, wind] hurler -
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howl [haʊl]1 noun(a) (of person, animal) hurlement m; (of child) braillement m, hurlement m; (of wind) mugissement m;∎ to let out a howl of pain pousser un hurlement de douleur;∎ the speech was greeted with howls of derision le discours a été accueilli par des huées(b) Electronics effet m Larsen∎ to howl with laughter hurler de rire;∎ to howl in or with rage hurler de ragecrier, hurler;∎ they howled their defiance at the guards ils ont hurlé leur colère aux gardes∎ they howled him down ils l'ont réduit au silence par leurs huéescrier, hurler -
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laughter, US [transcription]["l_f-"] n ¢ rires mpl ; she could hear laughter elle entendait des rires ; there was laughter at this remark cette remarque a déclenché les rires ; he announced amid laughter that au milieu des rires il a annoncé que ; to roar ou howl with laughter hurler de rire ; a fit of laughter un fou rire. -
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(a dog-like animal with a howl which sounds like human laughter.) hyène
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howl — howl1 [haul] v [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: From the sound] 1.) if a dog, ↑wolf, or other animal howls, it makes a long loud sound →↑bark ▪ The dogs howled all night. 2.) [I] to make a long loud cry because you are unhappy, angry, or in pain, or… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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 — 1 verb 1 (I) if a dog, wolf, or other animal howls, it makes a long loud sound: The dogs howled all night. 2 (I) to make a long loud cry because you are unhappy, in pain, or angry: the constant howling from the baby upstairs. 3 (I, T) to shout or … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
laughter — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ hearty, helpless, hysterical, insane, loud, maniacal (esp. AmE), raucous, uncontrollable, uproarious, wild … Collocations 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 — 01. Our neighbor s dog [howls] every time the train goes by. 02. The wind was [howling] in the trees. 03. Wolves [howled] in the distance as we walked through the forest at night. 04. The child [howled] with fear when he saw the big dog. 05. The… … Grammatical examples in English
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
howl — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. bellow, shriek, yowl, bay, keen. v. i. wail, complain, ululate, bawl, yowl. See cry, lamentation, wind. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. moan, wail, lament; see cry 2 , yell 1 . v. Syn. bawl, wail, lament; see … English dictionary for students
laughter — noun (U) the act of laughing or sound of people laughing: We could hear riotous laughter from next door. | roar/howl/shriek with laughter (=laugh very loudly) | dissolve into laughter (=start to laugh when you have been trying not to) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
laughter — laugh [v] expressing amusement, happiness with sound be in stitches*, break up*, burst*, cachinnate, chortle, chuckle, convulsed*, crack up*, crow, die laughing*, fracture*, giggle, grin, guffaw, howl, roar, roll in the aisles*, scream, shriek,… … New thesaurus