Synonyms of howled

howled

verb

past tense of howl

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• screamed
• shrieked
• yelled
• wailed
• yowled
• keened
• bayed
• squealed
• yelped
• screeched
• ululated
• shrilled
• squalled
• bawled
• caterwauled
• yawped

2

as in shrieked

to cry out loudly and emotionally

the boy howled in pain when his baby sister bit him

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shrieked
• screamed
• squealed
• yelled
• cried
• yelped
• screeched
• shrilled
• squalled
• shouted
• wailed
• squawked
• yowled
• keened
• bayed
• hollered
• thundered
• caterwauled
• bawled
• vociferated
• yawped
• called

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• whispered
• muttered
• murmured

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of howled

Winds gusting beyond 50 miles per hour at times howled over bone-dry fuels itching to ignite. — Murphy Woodhouse, NPR, 7 Aug. 2026

These two characters have maybe two minutes of screentime between them, and yet a certain portion of the internet, and Elon Musk, have raged, gnashed teeth and howled to the wind about the way this denigrates a Greek classic. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

All Balogun playing did was make the Americans seem like bullies who just lost the fight as everyone else howled laughter. — Miami Herald, 7 July 2026

Jingoists howled with rage that a foreigner—no, worse, a German—had got the England job. — 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