howl
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/haʊl/
English
Definitions
noun
- The protracted, mournful cry of a dog or a wolf, or other like sound.“The howl of the wind”
- A prolonged cry of distress or anguish; a wail.
verb
- To utter a loud, protracted, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do.
- To utter a sound expressive of pain or distress; to cry aloud and mournfully; to lament; to wail.
- To make a noise resembling the cry of a wild beast.
- To utter with outcry.“to howl derision”