howl
[noun]
Synonyms:
- cry, bawl, bay, clamour, groan, roar, scream, shriek, wail
[verb]
Synonyms:
- cry, bawl, bellow, roar, scream, shriek, wail, weep, yell

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Related Words: bark, growl, yelp, blubber, cry, keen, weep, whimper, bawl, squall, yowl

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. howl¹ /haʊl/ verb
[Date: 1200-1300; Origin: From the sound]

1. [intransitive] if a dog, wolf, or other animal howls, it makes a long loud sound ⇒ bark:
The dogs howled all night.

2. [intransitive] to make a long loud cry because you are unhappy, angry, or in pain, or because you are amused or excited:
Upstairs, one of the twins began to howl (=cry).
howl in/with
Somewhere, someone was howling in pain.
He makes audiences howl with laughter.

3. [intransitive and transitive] to shout or demand something angrily
howl for
Republicans have been howling for military intervention.

4. [intransitive] if the wind howls, it makes a loud high sound as it blows:
wind howling in the trees
howl somebody/something ↔ down phrasal verb
to prevent someone or something from being heard by shouting loudly and angrily Synonym : shout down

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. howl² noun [countable]

1. a long loud sound made by a dog, wolf, or other animal ⇒ bark

2. a loud cry or shout showing pain, anger, unhappiness etc.
howl of
He let out a howl of anguish.
There were howls of protest.
This suggestion was greeted with howls of laughter.

3. a loud high sound made by the wind blowing

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

howl
noun
ADJ. deep | mournful The dog gave a mournful howl.
VERB + HOWL give, let out | hear
PREP. with a ~ With a howl he leapt at his foe.
~ of a howl of laughter/protest
PHRASES be greeted/met with howls of sth His comments were met with howls of outrage.
the howl of the wind/a wolf, howls of laughter, howls of outrage/protest/rage
 ⇒ Note at SOUND

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