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
  • But the screams from fans as the stars entered weren’t the only ones outside the venue.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The screams, the gunshots and the cries for help that went unanswered.
    — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of screams
Noun
  • However, due to the financial blunders of our prior ADs with Locks’ contract, getting rid of him has been almost impossible.
    — Baltimore Sun staff, Baltimore Sun, 1 Oct. 2026
  • José Caballero, who had a solo homer and an RBI single, and Ben Rice, who blooped a go-ahead, two-run single, also helped the Yankees overcome a few defensive blunders.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of blunders
Noun
  • French President Emmanuel Macron referenced politicians’ influence on the riots while on a state visit to Spain Wednesday.
    — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Anger at the seeming inability of successive governments to deal with the issue has been behind a series of demonstrations and riots and has fueled the rise of the hard-right Reform UK party.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of riots
Noun
  • The Padres turned those flubs into three early runs and won, 3-2.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2026
  • But those are only the flubs that Jeopardy judges catch and acknowledge during tapings.
    — Louis Peitzman, Entertainment Weekly, 29 June 2026
Definition of flubs
Noun
  • This autumn, there are plenty of comedians rounding the country, all primed to provide you with boundless laughs.
    — Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Some in San Francisco label him a moderate, though that designation would draw laughs elsewhere in the country and even in Sacramento.
    — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 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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