howl
IPA: hˈaʊɫ
noun
- The protracted, mournful cry of a dog, wolf or other canid; also of other animals.
- Any similar sound.
- 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.
- To utter a sound expressive of pain or distress; to cry aloud and mournfully; to lament; to wail.
- To make a noise resembling the cry of a wild beast.
- To utter with outcry.
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Examples of "howl" in Sentences
- I remember the howls of outrage.
- The animals just squawk and howl.
- The wolves are out and howling loud.
- Dogs in the area also began howling.
- But the animals just squawk and howl.
- The wolves begin to howl in the darkness.
- The howle subject is in disarray in wikipedia.
- No voice could be heard, only the howling of the wind.
- Howling is the principal means of spacing in wolf populations.
- The sound of the pistol shot was absorbed by the howling wind.
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