HOWL

• (noun) a long loud emotional utterance

  "he gave a howl of pain", "howls of laughter", "their howling had no effect"

  synonyms : howling , ululation

• (noun) a loud sustained noise resembling the cry of a hound

  "the howl of the wind made him restless"

• (noun) the long plaintive cry of a hound or a wolf

• (verb) laugh unrestrainedly and heartily

  synonyms : roar

• (verb) make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles

  "The wind was howling in the trees", "The water roared down the chute"

  synonyms : roar

• (verb) emit long loud cries

  "wail in self-pity", "howl with sorrow"

  synonyms : roar , ululate , wail , yaup , yawl

• (verb) cry loudly, as of animals

  "The coyotes were howling in the desert"

  synonyms : wrawl , yammer , yowl

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