Howl

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  • intransitive verb. To utter or emit a long, mournful, plaintive sound.
  • intransitive verb. To cry or wail loudly, as in pain, sorrow, or anger.
  • intransitive verb. To laugh heartily.
  • intransitive verb. To go on a spree.
  • intransitive verb. To express or utter with a howl. synonym: yell.
  • noun. A long wailing cry.
  • noun. A loud derisive call.
  • noun. Something uproariously funny or absurd.
  • phrasal verb. To drown out or silence by loud derisive calls.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Of an organ-pipe, same as cipher, v., 4.
  • noun. The cry of a dog or wolf, or any sound resembling that cry.
  • noun. A cry of anguish or distress; a loud wail.
  • To utter a loud, prolonged, and mournful cry, as that of a dog or wolf.
  • To give out a loud wailing sound, as the wind: as, the storm howls.
  • To wail; lament; make a loud mournful outcry.
  • To utter in a loud wailing tone.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To utter with outcry.
  • intransitive verb. To utter a loud, protracted, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do.
  • intransitive verb. To utter a sound expressive of distress; to cry aloud and mournfully; to lament; to wail.
  • intransitive verb. To make a noise resembling the cry of a wild beast.
  • intransitive verb. See Howler, 2.
  • intransitive verb. a wild, desolate place inhabited only by wild beasts.
  • noun. The protracted, mournful cry of a dog or a wolf, or other like sound.
  • noun. A prolonged cry of distress or anguish; a wail.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The protracted, mournful cry of a dog or a wolf, or other like sound.
  • noun. A prolonged cry of distress or anguish; a wail.
  • verb. To utter a loud, protracted, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do.
  • verb. To utter a sound expressive of pain or distress; to cry aloud and mournfully; to lament; to wail.
  • verb. To make a noise resembling the cry of a wild beast.
  • verb. To utter with outcry.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. cry loudly, as of animals
  • noun. the long plaintive cry of a hound or a wolf
  • verb. make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
  • noun. a long loud emotional utterance
  • verb. laugh unrestrainedly and heartily
  • verb. emit long loud cries
  • noun. a loud sustained noise resembling the cry of a hound
  • Word Usage
    "This foreshadowing of the Messiah's coming brought a hoarse howl from the Sticks as they leaped to their feet."
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    Raul  afoul  cowl  crowl  foul  
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    bellow  chorus  croak  groan  growl  
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    howled  howles  howling  howls