HOWL
Dictionary entry overview: What does howl mean?
• HOWL (noun)
The noun HOWL has 3 senses:
1. a long loud emotional utterance
2. the long plaintive cry of a hound or a wolf
3. a loud sustained noise resembling the cry of a hound
Familiarity information: HOWL used as a noun is uncommon.
• HOWL (verb)
The verb HOWL has 4 senses:
1. emit long loud cries
2. cry loudly, as of animals
3. make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
4. laugh unrestrainedly and heartily
Familiarity information: HOWL used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• HOWL (noun)
Meaning:
A long loud emotional utterance
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
howl; howling; ululation
Context examples:
he gave a howl of pain / howls of laughter / their howling had no effect
Hypernyms ("howl" is a kind of...):
utterance; vocalization (the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication)
Meaning:
The long plaintive cry of a hound or a wolf
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Hypernyms ("howl" is a kind of...):
cry (the characteristic utterance of an animal)
Meaning:
A loud sustained noise resembling the cry of a hound
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Context example:
the howl of the wind made him restless
Hypernyms ("howl" is a kind of...):
noise (sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "howl"):
squeal (a high-pitched howl)
• HOWL (verb)
Meaning:
Emit long loud cries
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
yawl; yaup; wail; ululate; howl; roar
Context examples:
wail in self-pity / howl with sorrow
Hypernyms (to "howl" is one way to...):
call; cry; holler; hollo; scream; shout; shout out; squall; yell (utter a sudden loud cry)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "howl"):
squall; waul; wawl (make high-pitched, whiney noises)
Sentence frames:
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Meaning:
Cry loudly, as of animals
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
wrawl; yammer; yowl; howl
Context example:
The coyotes were howling in the desert
Hypernyms (to "howl" is one way to...):
emit; let loose; let out; utter (express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words))
Sentence frames:
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Somebody ----s
Sentence examples:
You can hear animals howl in the meadows
The meadows howl with animals
Meaning:
Make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
roar; howl
Context examples:
The wind was howling in the trees / The water roared down the chute
Hypernyms (to "howl" is one way to...):
make noise; noise; resound (emit a noise)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "howl"):
vroom (make a loud, roaring sound, as of a car engine, while moving)
bawl; yawp (make a raucous noise)
thunder (to make or produce a loud noise)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Sentence example:
The cars howl down the avenue
Meaning:
Laugh unrestrainedly and heartily
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
howl; roar
Hypernyms (to "howl" is one way to...):
express joy; express mirth; laugh (produce laughter)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
