"howl" in the noun sense

1. howl, howling, ululation

a long loud emotional utterance

"he gave a howl of pain"

"howls of laughter"

"their howling had no effect"

2. howl

the long plaintive cry of a hound or a wolf

3. howl

a loud sustained noise resembling the cry of a hound

"the howl of the wind made him restless"

"howl" in the verb sense

1. howl, ululate, wail, roar, yawl, yaup

emit long loud cries

"wail in self-pity"

"howl with sorrow"

2. howl, wrawl, yammer, yowl

cry loudly, as of animals

"The coyotes were howling in the desert"

3. 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"

4. roar, howl

laugh unrestrainedly and heartily

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