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Noun
S:
(n)
howl
,
howling
,
ululation
(a long loud emotional utterance)
"he gave a howl of pain"; "howls of laughter"; "their howling had no effect"
S:
(n)
howl
(the long plaintive cry of a hound or a wolf)
S:
(n)
howl
(a loud sustained noise resembling the cry of a hound)
"the howl of the wind made him restless"
Verb
S:
(v)
howl
,
ululate
,
wail
,
roar
,
yawl
,
yaup
(emit long loud cries)
"wail in self-pity"; "howl with sorrow"
S:
(v)
howl
,
wrawl
,
yammer
,
yowl
(cry loudly, as of animals)
"The coyotes were howling in the desert"
S:
(v)
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"
S:
(v)
roar
,
howl
(laugh unrestrainedly and heartily)