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a howling wilderness

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  • Howling wilderness — Howl 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, protracted, mournful sound or cry, as… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • wilderness — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ last ▪ great, vast ▪ Antarctica, the last great wilderness ▪ barren, desert, desolate …   Collocations dictionary

  • howling — howlingly, adv. /how ling/, adj. 1. producing or uttering a howling noise: a howling mob. 2. desolate, dismal, or dreary: a howling wilderness. 3. Informal. very great; tremendous: a howling success. [1250 1300; ME houlinge (ger.); see HOWL,… …   Universalium

  • Howling — Howl 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, protracted, mournful sound or cry, as… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Howling monkey — Howl 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, protracted, mournful sound or cry, as… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • howling — adjective Date: 1599 1. producing or marked by a sound resembling a howl < a howling storm > 2. desolate, wild < a howling wilderness > 3. very great ; pronounced < a howling success > • howlingly …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • howling — adj. 1 that howls. 2 sl. extreme (a howling shame). 3 archaic dreary (howling wilderness). Phrases and idioms: howling dervish see DERVISH …   Useful english dictionary

  • wilderness — Synonyms and related words: Arabia Deserta, Chinese puzzle, Death Valley, Gordian knot, Lebensraum, Rube Goldberg contraption, Sahara, air space, back country, back of beyond, backcountry, backlands, backwoods, barren, barren land, barrens,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • wilderness — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. wasteland, waste[s], wilds, badlands; desert, sands, Sahara. See space, uselessness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. primitive area, wastelands, waste, wastes, back country, the woods, the North woods,… …   English dictionary for students

  • howling — adj. Howling is used with these nouns: ↑blizzard, ↑gale, ↑mob, ↑wilderness, ↑wind …   Collocations dictionary

  • Jacob H. Smith — Jacob Hurd Smith Smith in Tacloban, Philippines, 1901 Nickname Hell Roaring Jake …   Wikipedia

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