howl

Speech parts

1. howl - Noun

2. howl - Verb

Meaning

To utter a loud, protraced, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do.

To utter a sound expressive of 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.

The protracted, mournful cry of a dog or a wolf, or other like sound.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

wail howling yammer yowl bay gale yap bray coo moo mew thunder heller yip yelp
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Antonyms

calypso carol baa twitter tweedle buzz
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Hypernyms

call squall noise emit cry laugh

Hyponyms

thunder squall bawl squeal yawp waul

Phrases with the word

howl box howl with laughter

Derivatives

howled howling

Anagrams

lowh Wohl

Examples

Oh, love will make a dog howl in rhyme. Francis Beaumont

It is, of course, much easier to shout, abuse, and howl than to attempt to relate, to explain. Vladimir Lenin

I long for the raised voice, the howl of rage or love. Leslie Fiedler

To live with wolves, you have to howl like a wolf. Russian Proverb

He that lives with wolves, must howl with wolves. Dutch Proverb

He who lives among wolves learns to howl. Italian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

howitzerlike howker Howkins howl at the moon howl box howl down