noun
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The protracted, mournful cry of a dog or a wolf, or other like sound.
example
The howl of the wind
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A prolonged cry of distress or anguish; a wail.
verb
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To utter a loud, protracted, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do.
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To utter a sound expressive of pain or distress; to cry aloud and mournfully; to lament; to wail.
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To make a noise resembling the cry of a wild beast.
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To utter with outcry.
example
to howl derision
Examples of howls in a Sentence
Like a wolf, it howls but does not bark.
Despite the howls of the moderates Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
A scandalous riot was inaugurated by the members of the Parisian Jockey Club, who interrupted the performance with howls and dog-whistles; and after the third representation the opera was withdrawn.
It was the moves by the Chávez government to take control of oil industry that provoked the most immediate howls of outrage.
I desperately race around the classroom, arms flailing in clumsy attempts to grasp at adolescent screeches and high-pitched howls of derisive laughter.
The curtain of magic at the entrance rippled, letting in crowd howls, a heavy bass beat, and three vampire minions.
If you are nervous, your milk may not flow easily, which may increase the howls of hunger from your child, making you all the more nervous..
This game games is sure to bring howls of laughter from everyone in attendance.
Ever wonder why your puppy chases its tail or howls at the moon?
This restaurant howls for some aesthetic improvement but receives high complements for mouthwatering fare.
He twirled her around the floor singing the entire song to her, complete with howls.
The pulse of the protective field surrounding the compound mixed with the distant howls of coyotes inhabiting the forest.
Mel Gibson howls aloud in the film to express the anguish of the sacrifice of Golgotha.