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as in shrieking
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 squealing
to cry out loudly and emotionally
the boy howled in pain when his baby sister bit him
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“Howling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/howling. Accessed 25 Mar. 2023.
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