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• 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 — 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 — 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

• 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

• howl — v 1. yowl, ululate, bark, bay; cry or cry out, wail, bawl; caterwaul, screech, shriek, scream; yell, shout, Inf. holler, bellow, roar. 2.Informal. laugh loudly, roar with laughter. n 3. howling, yowl, yowling, ululation, bark, barking, baying;… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• 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