howl
verb
howled; howling; howls
1
: to emit a loud sustained doleful sound characteristic of members of the dog family
2
: to cry out loudly and without restraint under strong impulse (such as pain, grief, or amusement)
3
: to go on a spree or rampage
1
: to utter with unrestrained outcry
2
: to drown out or cause to fail by adverse outcry
—used especially with down
howl
noun
Examples of howl in a Sentence
The dogs were howling at the moon.
several coyotes began howling close by as the sun went down
Recent Examples on the Web
Upstairs, Wilder, apparently jealous, howled in his crate.
—
Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024
Linda just strummed a chord and then belted some howling, crazy sound out of her mouth.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 5 May 2024
The behavior reported included birds flying erratically and dogs howling loudly, The Washington Post reported.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 2 May 2024
From the shoreline, thousands of people began cheering – howling at the moon on a Monday afternoon.
—Riley Robinson, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Apr. 2024
Pets may hide, howl, pace or pant during the eclipse, Krebs said.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2024
The winds are howling, the rain is pounding and sirens are blaring.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 2 Apr. 2024
There may be a lot of howling at the San Jose Barracuda’s game against the Tuscon Roadrunners on March 24.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2024
Meanwhile, deep in the Earth’s core, King Kong howls as sabretooth-tiger innards dribble down his chin.
—Amy Nicholson, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024
Linda just strummed a chord and then belted some howling, crazy sound out of her mouth.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 5 May 2024
The behavior reported included birds flying erratically and dogs howling loudly, The Washington Post reported.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 2 May 2024
From the shoreline, thousands of people began cheering – howling at the moon on a Monday afternoon.
—Riley Robinson, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Apr. 2024
Pets may hide, howl, pace or pant during the eclipse, Krebs said.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2024
The winds are howling, the rain is pounding and sirens are blaring.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 2 Apr. 2024
There may be a lot of howling at the San Jose Barracuda’s game against the Tuscon Roadrunners on March 24.
—Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2024
Meanwhile, deep in the Earth’s core, King Kong howls as sabretooth-tiger innards dribble down his chin.
—Amy Nicholson, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Howl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/howl. Accessed 9 May. 2024.
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howl
verb1
: to make a long loud mournful sound like that of a dog
2
: to cry out loudly (as with pain, grief, or amusement)
howled in protest
howling with laughter
3
: to drown out or cause to fail by an outcry
howled down the opposition
howl
noun
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