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as in wail
a crying out in grief
we had to endure the puppy's mournful howls on her first night in our house
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as in shout
a loud vocal expression of strong emotion
heard howls of laughter from the children watching the clown's silly antics
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as in roar
a violent shouting
the crowd let out a howl of protest over the referee's call
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as in to scream
to cry out loudly and emotionally
the boy howled in pain when his baby sister bit him
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Recent Examples of howl
John Klar, Christian Science Monitor, 29 Apr. 2025
The crowd of 60 howled through most of the evening.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The girl howled, writhing in a dark puddle on the ground.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Now, Maegan DePriest crawls into the bed of the truck covered by a camper shell, its fiberglass skin the only barrier separating her from the howling wind outside.
—Rukmini Callimachi, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Our 160-acre farm was in Barton, Vermont, where temperatures hit 39 degrees below zero one winter (before windchill, and those Vermont winds sure can howl).
—John Klar, Christian Science Monitor, 29 Apr. 2025
The crowd of 60 howled through most of the evening.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The girl howled, writhing in a dark puddle on the ground.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Now, Maegan DePriest crawls into the bed of the truck covered by a camper shell, its fiberglass skin the only barrier separating her from the howling wind outside.
—Rukmini Callimachi, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for howl
Noun
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War within a war Rosalinda Cabanillas lets out a guttural wail that echoes across the entire cemetery.—
Isobel Yeung,
CNN Money,
2 May 2025
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One of three childhood friends reunited for an extravagant girl’s weekend, Laurie has contained a simmering sadness and rage since the first episode, when seeing her besties, Jaclyn and Kate, chatting and laughing sent her into a wail of despair.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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William Nylander also deserves a shout here for his constantly creative play in Game 4.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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But we’re allowed to want more than a cheeky shout out.—
Ana Osorno,
Them.,
25 Apr. 2025
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It's said that March comes in like a lion and out like a lamb, but this year, the fierce roar of Mother Nature lasted the entire month.—
Meredith Garofalo,
Space.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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The roar of the crowd Baxter Springs, Kansas, native Eric Trease said there’s nothing like a UFC crowd.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
27 Apr. 2025
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His ability to be believable as both a laconic grump and a hysterically shrieking interrogator helps add some emotional grounding to Havoc, which otherwise indulges in Evans’s more-is-more-is-more ideology.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
25 Apr. 2025
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Dawn fights off the ghost, bleeding and shrieking into the void, pouring her heart into the battle.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2025
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People could be heard screaming and crying in the video, which appeared to show several people injured on the ground and baggage strewn about, as first responders attended to the scene.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
4 May 2025
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Her lawyers and family members also celebrated by screaming and hugging each other, per a video from the courtroom.—
Caroline Blair,
People.com,
3 May 2025
Noun
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The last flareup in the early 2010s involved a string of self-immolation incidents that critics called a desperate cry against the Chinese government’s ever-tightening grip on Tibetan society.—
Steven Jiang,
CNN Money,
1 May 2025
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Little of that matters to those anti-NFL folks on TikTok and to others resurrecting the bygone cries of league protesters over the Kaepernick situation.—
Terence Moore,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Living up to his potential is critical in a season in which the offense is as good as any in the game and the team has a chance to make noise throughout the summer and into the fall.—
Sahadev Sharma,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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That will be a big upgrade just in terms of efficiency, manufacturing, and noise.—
James Morris,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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Another student, under the same video, said that their entire class was merely yelled at for doing it.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
7 May 2025
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As O’Neil’s trailer for Slauson Rec indicates, the school had unconventional training methods; in one glimpse of the footage, the Honey Boy writer-star is seen yelling at students.—
Jack Smart,
People.com,
7 May 2025
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“Howl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/howl. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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