"howling" 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"
"howling" 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
"howling" in the adjective sense
1. fantastic, grand, howling, marvelous, marvellous, rattling, terrific, tremendous, wonderful, wondrous
extraordinarily good or great used especially as intensifiers
"a fantastic trip to the Orient"
"the film was fantastic!"
"a howling success"
"a marvelous collection of rare books"
"had a rattling conversation about politics"
"a tremendous achievement"
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