howl

howl1 [ haul ] verb

▸ 1 long loud animal sound

▸ 2 cry in pain/sadness

▸ 3 long loud sound of wind

▸ 4 laugh very loudly

▸ 5 say in loud angry voice

1. ) intransitive if a dog or similar animal howls, it makes a long loud sound:

wolves howling in the forest

2. ) intransitive to cry very loudly in pain, anger, or sadness:

The children all started howling.

3. ) intransitive if the wind howls, it blows with a long loud sound:

A bitter wind howled through the empty streets.

4. ) intransitive to laugh very loudly:

howl with: By now the audience were howling with laughter.

5. ) transitive to say something a loud angry voice:

The third baseman was howling obscenities at the umpire.

howl

howl 2 [ haul ] noun count

1. ) the long loud sound that a dog or similar animal makes

2. ) a long loud cry of pain, anger, or sadness:

a howl of rage/pain/anguish

3. ) a loud sound of laughing:

There were howls from the audience.