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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. 1

    The protracted, mournful cry of a dog or a wolf, or other like sound.

    "The howl of the wind"

  2. 2

    A prolonged cry of distress or anguish; a wail.

verb
  1. 1

    To utter a loud, protracted, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do.

  2. 2

    To utter a sound expressive of pain or distress; to cry aloud and mournfully; to lament; to wail.

  3. 3

    To make a noise resembling the cry of a wild beast.

  4. 4

    To utter with outcry.

    "to howl derision"

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