1 [V] (of a dog, WOLF, etc.) to make a long, loud cry:
the sound of wolves howling in the night
2 [V] to make a loud cry when you are in pain, angry, amused, etc:
to howl in pain / despair / protest * We howled with laughter. * The baby was howling (= crying loudly) all the time I was there.
3 [V] (of the wind) to blow hard and make a long loud noise:
The wind was howling around the house.
4 to say sth loudly and angrily:
[VN] The crowd howled its displeasure. [also Vspeech]
PHRASALVERBS
howl sb<->down to prevent a speaker from being heard by shouting angrily
SYNSHOUTSBDOWN:
The government spokesman was howled down by the audience.
Part of speech: noun
1 a long loud sad cry made by a dog, WOLF, etc:
the mournful howl of a lone dog
2 a loud cry showing pain, anger, amusement, etc:
to let out a howl of fright / frustration / anguish * The suggestion was greeted with howls of laughter. * The decision was met with howls of protest from the unions.
3 a long loud sound made when the wind is blowing strongly:
They listened to the howl of the wind through the trees.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is howl a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, howl is tagged as verb.
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