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Howled

/haʊld/

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

📖 Definitions of "Howled"

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"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
yowlverb	(intransitive) Utter a yowl.
ululateverb	To howl loudly or prolongedly in lamentation or joy.
ululationnoun	The act of ululating; a long, loud, wavering cry or howl.
roarverb	Of animals (especially a lion), to make a loud deep noise.
wrawlverb	(obsolete, intransitive) To cry like a cat; to waul.
wailverb	(intransitive) To cry out, as in sorrow or anguish.
yammerverb	(intransitive) To talk loudly and persistently.
yawlverb	To cry out; to howl.
bayedverb	Having a bay or bays.
screamedverb	(intransitive, also figuratively) To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to screech, to shriek.
shoutedverb	in a vehement outcry
ululatedverb	To howl loudly or prolongedly in lamentation or joy.
wailedverb	(intransitive) To cry out, as in sorrow or anguish.
yelpedverb	To utter an abrupt, high-pitched noise.
groanedverb	To make a groan.
shriekedverb	uttered in a shrill scream as of pain or terror
hootedverb	(slang) Drunk.
cawedverb	To make the harsh cry of a crow, rook, or raven.
hissedverb	(intransitive) To make a hiss, a sibilant sound of air escaping.
cackledverb	(intransitive) To make a sharp, broken noise or cry, as a hen or goose does.

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