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Definition of Howl
- a long loud emotional utterance; "he gave a howl of pain"; "howls of laughter"; "their howling had no effect"
- a loud sustained noise resembling the cry of a hound; "the howl of the wind made him restless"
- the long plaintive cry of a hound or a wolf
- laugh unrestrainedly and heartily
- make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles; "The wind was howling in the trees"; "The water roared down the chute"
- emit long loud cries; "wail in self-pity"; "howl with sorrow"
- cry loudly, as of animals; "The coyotes were howling in the desert"
Hyponyms: squeal, vroom, yawp, bawl, thunder, squall, waul, wawl
Derivational Morphology: ululate, wail, roar, yawl, wrawl, yammer, yowl, howling, ululation, belly laugh, sidesplitter, howler, thigh-slapper, scream, wow, riot, bellow, bellowing, holla, holler, hollering, hollo, holloa, roaring, boom, thunder, lament, lamentation, plaint, wailer, wailing, bawling, howler monkey
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