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as in screamed
to make a long loud mournful sound
several coyotes began howling close by as the sun went down the wind howled on the open plain
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as in shrieked
to cry out loudly and emotionally
the boy howled in pain when his baby sister bit him
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Recent Examples of howled
Jingoists howled with rage that a foreigner—no, worse, a German—had got the England job.
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Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 18 June 2026
Audiences and technophiles have been wowed, but film purists have howled over the trimming of more than 25 minutes of runtime, including some musical numbers.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 16 June 2026
Pros howled at the USGA, the organizing body that governs this major championship.
—Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 16 June 2026
In an ideal world, progressives would have howled about how wrong that was, but progressives were the beneficiaries of Twitter’s malfeasance, so the company’s censorship was seen as acceptable, even desirable.
—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 10 June 2026
Denizens of Baltimore howled when their beloved Colts crept out of town under cover of darkness in 1984.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
But even as the wind howled, all Crawford could do was wait for the storm to pass.
—Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 30 May 2026
In fact, while winds still howled and the fire still burned, officials faced the cameras and blamed the wind and the drought.
—Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
The Midwest wind howled throughout the evening, up to nearly 30 mph.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2026
Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 18 June 2026
Audiences and technophiles have been wowed, but film purists have howled over the trimming of more than 25 minutes of runtime, including some musical numbers.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 16 June 2026
Pros howled at the USGA, the organizing body that governs this major championship.
—Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 16 June 2026
In an ideal world, progressives would have howled about how wrong that was, but progressives were the beneficiaries of Twitter’s malfeasance, so the company’s censorship was seen as acceptable, even desirable.
—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 10 June 2026
Denizens of Baltimore howled when their beloved Colts crept out of town under cover of darkness in 1984.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
But even as the wind howled, all Crawford could do was wait for the storm to pass.
—Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 30 May 2026
In fact, while winds still howled and the fire still burned, officials faced the cameras and blamed the wind and the drought.
—Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
The Midwest wind howled throughout the evening, up to nearly 30 mph.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for howled
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Elena called for Harold, who ran out in his boxers — both men screamed at each other and threatened to call the cops.—
Olivia Bensimon,
Curbed,
17 June 2026
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As the clock ran out, years of pain were screamed out in Frost Bank Center as the Spurs’ home court sounded like it was parked in Times Square on New Year’s Eve.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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As the base runners scampered home, tying the game, Chicago players and fans alike shrieked with glee.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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Pulido told the crowd, before scratching his signature onto the brim and handing it to Jimena, who pumped it in the air and shrieked with joy.—
Jesús Rodríguez,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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Skubal, making his second start since returning from surgery to clean up bone chips in his left elbow, struck out Colson Montgomery with the bases loaded to end the fifth inning and then pointed and yelled at Vasil in the Sox dugout.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2026
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After a resident told him to stop, Haken allegedly yelled at and pushed the victim several times.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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Some people squealed when Anna Wintour came out without sunglasses.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
16 Mar. 2026
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The comedy horror sequel starring Samara Weaving as a bride trapped in a murderous game brought blood, blood and more blood to SXSW, where the crowd squealed and laughed at each grisly killing.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2026
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Founders of Avatech’s mentee companies, seated in front of their laptops, clapped and banged their hands on tables to the distinctive stomp-stomp-clap beat of the song as an electric guitar wailed.—
Bozorgmehr Sharafedin,
The Atlantic,
1 June 2026
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On Choute’s lap rode her Siamese cat, Vergère, who wailed throughout the journey.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 May 2026
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“Howled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/howled. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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