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Howl
/haʊl/
The protracted, mournful cry of a dog or a wolf, or other like sound.
📖 Definitions of "Howl"
noun
- 1
The protracted, mournful cry of a dog or a wolf, or other like sound.
"The howl of the wind"
- 2
A prolonged cry of distress or anguish; a wail.
verb
- 1
To utter a loud, protracted, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do.
- 2
To utter a sound expressive of pain or distress; to cry aloud and mournfully; to lament; to wail.
- 3
To make a noise resembling the cry of a wild beast.
- 4
To utter with outcry.
"to howl derision"
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