Synonyms of howling

howling 1 of 2

adjective

1

as in yelling

Related Words

• yelling
• screaming
• vocal
• squawking
• yawping
• noisy
• yowling
• outspoken
• vociferous
• loudmouthed
• caterwauling
• strident
• vociferating
• dissonant
• blatant
• clamant
• cacophonous
• obstreperous
• open-mouthed
• vociferant
• sonorous
• yelping
• clamorous
• squealing
• earsplitting
• resounding
• uproarious
• blaring
• booming
• whining
• yapping
• brazen
• clanging
• whiny
• brassy
• penetrating
• nasal
• piercing
• jangly
• sharp

Dissimilar Words

• calm
• silent
• hushed
• quiet
• still
• muffled
• noiseless
• muted
• softened
• soundless
• toned (down)

2

as in crying

Related Words

• crying
• moaning
• groaning
• bawling
• sad
• keening
• unhappy
• bleeding
• woebegone
• gloomy
• yammering
• forlorn
• crestfallen
• suffering
• miserable
• glum
• careworn
• brokenhearted
• inconsolable
• disconsolate
• tearful
• wailing
• dejected
• heartsick
• dispirited
• gray
• depressed
• low-spirited
• sullen
• downcast
• despondent
• piteous
• morbid
• darkening
• morose
• dismal
• cheerless
• moody
• dark
• bleak
• black
• desolate
• pessimistic
• pathetic
• somber
• joyless
• saturnine
• triste
• weeping
• dreary
• anguished
• funereal
• comfortless
• melancholy
• elegiac
• aching
• plaintive
• wretched
• downhearted
• mournful
• heartsore
• agonized
• doleful
• sorrowful
• lugubrious
• dolorous
• lamentable
• grieving
• woeful
• heartbroken
• regretful
• low
• funeral
• rueful
• bitter
• plangent
• dirgelike
• sorry
• bewailing
• bemoaning
• deploring
• dolesome

Dissimilar Words

• happy
• triumphant
• joyful
• laughing
• delighted
• smiling
• cheerful
• bright
• cheery
• rejoicing
• exulting
• joyous
• merry
• cheering
• jolly
• glorying
• blissful
• mirthful
• blithe
• buoyant
• encouraging
• optimistic
• hopeful
• ecstatic
• lighthearted
• giddy
• rapturous
• euphoric
• blithesome
• rhapsodic
• heady
• jocund
• elated
• exhilarated

howling

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verb

present participle of howl

1

as in screaming

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

• screaming
• shrieking
• wailing
• yelling
• baying
• yowling
• keening
• screeching
• squealing
• ululating
• yelping
• shrilling
• squalling
• bawling
• caterwauling
• yawping

2

as in shrieking

to cry out loudly and emotionally

the boy howled in pain when his baby sister bit him

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shrieking
• screaming
• squealing
• yelling
• crying
• screeching
• yelping
• shrilling
• squalling
• wailing
• shouting
• squawking
• yowling
• baying
• keening
• caterwauling
• hollering
• thundering
• yawping
• bawling
• vociferating
• calling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• whispering
• muttering
• murmuring

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of howling

Adjective

After the rain stopped, there was a strange howling sound from the wind that was loud, constant, and all night long. — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025

Aaron Chown—Press Association via AP Images People remove a new artwork by Banksy, depicting a howling wolf painted on a satellite dish that was placed on a shop roof in Peckham, south London. — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 10 Sep. 2025

Verb

Then, just as suddenly, the din fades away, the focus shifts and the election process is forgotten until the next round of howling protest. — Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026

Gary ad-libbed to the sound of howling winds and ominous metal scraping. — Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 21 June 2026