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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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2
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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3
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
Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
This part of the country is more accustomed to Snow Squall Warnings, in which intense bands of snow can drop visibility quickly to zero and are accompanied by howling winds.
—Meredith Garofalo, Space.com, 7 June 2025
Outside, the wind was howling, and the rain was sideways.
—Salena Zito, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2025
There was fire, howling and copious amounts of hip-shaking during Shakira’s two-hour Camping World Stadium show Wednesday night.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2025
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The trees around us, columns of carbon, creaked in the howling wind.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
This part of the country is more accustomed to Snow Squall Warnings, in which intense bands of snow can drop visibility quickly to zero and are accompanied by howling winds.
—Meredith Garofalo, Space.com, 7 June 2025
Outside, the wind was howling, and the rain was sideways.
—Salena Zito, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2025
There was fire, howling and copious amounts of hip-shaking during Shakira’s two-hour Camping World Stadium show Wednesday night.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for howl
Noun
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So, Nan is nowhere near over Guy, and making things more awkward, Theo can hear his wife’s wails on the other side of the door.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
25 June 2025
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After about seven minutes — and two more rounds of Narcan — the wail of sirens are finally heard.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
30 May 2025
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Was, who had been honored the night prior with the lifetime achievement award at the SFJAZZ Gala, also took the time to give a shout out to SFJAZZ’s executive artistic director.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
16 June 2025
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Noisemakers and shouts greeted the announcement of each graduate’s name.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2025
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The Dino up for sale is a 246 GTS variant with a removable roof panel for when the sun is out and the driver wants to really hear the roar of its engine.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
24 June 2025
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Advertisement Read more: How Netanyahu Pushed Trump Toward War That day, a shepherd posted cell phone footage of an Israeli C-130 low in the sky over Syria, sheep bells clanking over the roar of the engines.—
Karl Vick,
Time,
19 June 2025
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Speaking of which, the movie opens like a monster movie, Knightley shrieking with uncommon volatility as her hysterical character is carted up to the institute in a carriage.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2025
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Berger’s tiny stage bulges like a clown car, stuffed with superb comedians such as Russell Daniels, playing a prospective son-in-law (and Grade A idiot) who shrieks around sick people, and Sarah Stiles, as a pert soubrette.—
Michael Schulman,
New Yorker,
6 June 2025
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The Pacers' star went down and immediately screamed in pain.—
Matt Levine,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
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White Zinnias These hardy flowers from Mexico have had my heart for years; their bold colors simply scream summer.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
21 June 2025
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Whatever happened to the political left’s cry that no one is above the law?—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
24 June 2025
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Police responded at about 9:30 p.m. June 5 to the cries of the woman near the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and 6th Street, the police statement said.—
Rong-Gong Lin II,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2025
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Yufei Long, who hails from Shenzhen, China and came to the US to play top-level Tennis, also made some noise here, qualifying and then taking out No. 21 Blatt and No. 14 Schaefer before stretching No.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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Walden injected a bit of noise into his playing style with the group, citing guitarists J Mascis, Thurston Moore, and Jimi Hendrix as influences.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
23 June 2025
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The caller said six or seven juveniles ran him off the road and yelled expletives at him and and flipped him off.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
24 June 2025
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After Orange County prosecutors appealed his original five-year sentence, a man who chased, threatened and yelled racial slurs at a pregnant Black woman will be resentenced, facing a maximum sentence between 38 years to life in state prison.—
Andrea Klick,
Oc Register,
24 June 2025
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“Howl.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/howl. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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