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howl

noun

1 howl

A long loud emotional utterance:
— He gave a howl of pain.
— Howls of laughter.
— Their howling had no effect.

synonyms: howling, ululation.

Roget 839: lament, lamentation; wail, complaint, plaint, murmur, mutter, grumble, groan, moan, whine, whimper, sob, ... show more

Polish: skowyt

2 howl

The long plaintive cry of a hound or a wolf.

Dutch: gebrul, gehuil, huilen

3 howl

A loud sustained noise resembling the cry of a hound.

verb

1 howl

Emit long loud cries:
— Howl with sorrow.

synonyms: roar, ululate, wail, yaup, yawl.

Roget 411: cry, roar, shout, bawl, brawl, halloo, halloa, hoop, whoop, yell, bellow, howl, scream, screech, ... show more

Roget 412: cry, roar, bellow, blare, rebellow; growl, snarl.    [specific animal sounds] bark [dog, seal]; bow-wow, yelp [dog]; bay, ... show more

Dutch: uitroepen

2 howl

Cry loudly, as of animals:
— The coyotes were howling in the desert.

synonyms: wrawl, yammer, yowl.

Dutch: huilen, janken

3 howl

Make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles:
— The wind was howling in the trees.

synonym: roar.

Dutch: loeien

4 howl

Laugh unrestrainedly and heartily.

synonym: roar.


Moby thesaurus: Bedlam let loose, air a grievance, animal noise, bark, barking, battle cry, bawl, bay, bedlam, beef, beefing, bell, bellow, bellyache, bellyaching, birdcall, bitch, bitching, blare, blast ... show more.

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