howlers

noun

plural of howler
1
as in screams

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2
as in blunders

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for howlers
  1. screams
  2. blunders
  3. riots
  4. flubs
  5. laughs
  6. goofs
  7. knee-slappers
  8. hoots
Noun
  • Inside a Coatesville, Pennsylvania, teenager's home, an elevator ride leads to flickering lights, sudden screams and a 1930s-style speakeasy.
    — Wakisha Bailey, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The piercing screams and cheers of thrill seekers clashed with blaring music and barkers calling crowds to their games.
    — Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of screams
Noun
  • Burks said that leadership blunders are at the problem’s crux.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Soon-to-be Cy Young Award winner Jacob Misiorowski held the Rays to just one run in his five innings, but certainly not without the help of some Rays baserunning blunders.
    — Ryan Morik OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of blunders
Noun
  • Washington Examiner editorial director Hugo Gurdon said organizations such as Antifa are to blame for the violent riots in France.
    — Mackenzie Chase, The Washington Examiner, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Last weekend, more than 2,700 people were arrested during protests that later turned into riots and looting sprees.
    — James Cirrone , Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of riots
Noun
  • Of all the flubs, though, one was all at once somehow the most surprising and … vital to the Chiefs’ victory.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The Padres turned those flubs into three early runs and won, 3-2.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of flubs
Noun
  • White elephant gift exchanges are a holiday party staple, bringing plenty of laughs, a little friendly competition and, of course, the occasional gift-stealing showdown.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Cohen is so naturally funny and quick with improvisation that there are plenty of laughs along the way.
    — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of laughs
Noun
  • Midland—which also includes guitarist/vocalist Jess Carson and bassist/vocalist Cameron Duddy, along with a troupe of touring players—embrace the goofs.
    — Stephen Deusner, SPIN, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Johnny Carson made fun of politicians, but mostly their public goofs, not their policies.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 May 2026
Definition of goofs
Noun
  • On dinner tables frequented by Brussels sprouts, meatloaf is the well-meaning uncle whose knee-slappers are beloved, but not particularly hip.
    — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of knee-slappers
Noun
  • Church bells, owl hoots and sprinklers keeping the grass hydrated during this dry spell fill the space between the occasional motor trudging along a main road devoid of commotion.
    — Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Ranging from the sound of emergency sirens and birds screeching to low grunts and guttural hoots, their vocalizations reverberate from a sanctuary in the hot, dry hills of the Santa Clarita Valley, north of Los Angeles.
    — Jaimie Ding, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of hoots
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