Search Result:howl
KK Pronunciation
〔 haUl 〕
Pronunciation
〔 haul 〕
Overview of noun howl
The noun howl has 3 senses
- howl, howling, ululation -- (a long loud emotional utterance; "he gave a howl of pain"; "howls of laughter"; "their howling had no effect")
- howl -- (the long plaintive cry of a hound or a wolf)
- howl -- (a loud sustained noise resembling the cry of a hound; "the howl of the wind made him restless")
Overview of verb howl
The verb howl has 4 senses
- howl, ululate, wail, roar, yawl, yaup -- (emit long loud cries; "wail in self-pity"; "howl with sorrow")
- howl, wrawl, yammer, yowl -- (cry loudly, as of animals; "The coyotes were howling in the desert")
- roar, howl -- (make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles; "The wind was howling in the trees"; "The water roared down the chute")
- roar, howl -- (laugh unrestrainedly and heartily)