The Wordsmith Dictionary

Howl, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Howled; p. pr. & vb. n. Howling. ] Etym: [OE. houlen, hulen; akin to D. huilen, MHG. hiulen, hiuweln, OHG. hiuwilon to exult, h owl, Dan. hyle to howl. ]

1. To utter a loud, protraced, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do. And dogs in corners set them down to howl. Drayton. Methought a legion of foul fiends Environ'd me about, and howled in my ears. Shak.

2. To utter a sound expressive of distress; to cry aloud and mournfully; to lament; to wail. Howl ye, for the day of the Lord is at hand. Is. xiii. 6.

3. To make a noise resembling the cry of a wild beast. Wild howled the wind. Sir W. Scott. Howling monkey. (Zoöl.) See Howler, 2. -- Howling wilderness, a wild, desolate place inhabited only by wild beasts. Deut. xxxii. 1 .

HOWL

HOWL Howl, v. t.

Defn: To utter with outcry. "Go. .. howl it out in deserts. " Philips.

HOWL

HOWL Howl, n.

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

2. A prolonged cry of distress or anguish; a wail.

HOWLER

HOWLER Howl "er, n.

1. One who howls.

2. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Any South American monkey of the genus Mycetes. Many species are known. They are arboreal in their habits, and are noted for the loud, discordant howling in which they indulge at night.

HOWLET

Howl "et, n. Etym: [Equiv. to owlet, influenced by howl: cf. F.hulotte, OHG. h, hiuwela.] (Zoöl.)

Defn: An owl; an owlet. [Written also houlet. ] R. Browning.

New American Oxford Dictionary

howl

howl |houl haʊl | ▶noun a long, loud, doleful cry uttered by an animal such as a dog or wolf. • a loud cry of pain, fear, anger, amusement, or derision: he let out a howl of anguish | figurative : I got howls of protest from readers. • [ in sing. ] a prolonged wailing noise such as that made by a strong wind: they listened to the howl of the gale. • Electronics a wailing noise in a loudspeaker due to electrical or acoustic feedback. ▶verb [ no obj. ] make a howling sound: he howled in agony | the wind howled around the house. • weep and cry out loudly: a baby started to howl. • [ with obj. ] (howl someone down ) shout in disapproval in order to prevent a speaker from being heard: they howled me down and called me a chauvinist. ORIGIN Middle English houle (verb ), probably imitative.

howler

howl er |ˈhoulər ˈhaʊlər | ▶noun 1 informal a stupid or glaring mistake, esp. an amusing one. 2 (also howler monkey ) a fruit-eating monkey with a prehensile tail and a loud howling call, native to the forests of tropical America. [Genus Alouatta, family Cebidae: several species. ]

howlet

how ¦let |ˈhaʊlɪt | ▶noun chiefly Scottish an owl or owlet. ORIGIN late 15th cent.: diminutive of owl, assimilated to the verb howl .

howling

howl ing |ˈhouliNG haʊlɪŋ | ▶adjective [ attrib. ] 1 producing a long, loud, doleful cry or wailing sound. • archaic filled with or characterized by such sounds: the howling wilderness. 2 informal extreme; great: the meal was a howling success.

Oxford Dictionary

howl

howl |haʊl | ▶noun a long, doleful cry uttered by an animal such as a dog or wolf. • a loud cry of pain, fear, anger, or amusement: he let out a howl of anguish | figurative : I got howls of protest from readers. • a prolonged wailing noise such as that made by a strong wind: they listened to the howl of the gale. • Electronics a wailing noise in a loudspeaker due to feedback. ▶verb [ no obj. ] make a howling sound: he howled in agony | the wind howled around the house. • weep and cry out loudly: a baby started to howl. • [ with obj. ] (howl someone down ) shout in disapproval in order to prevent a speaker from being heard: they howled me down and called me a chauvinist. ORIGIN Middle English houle (verb ), probably imitative.

howler

howl ¦er |ˈhaʊlə | ▶noun 1 informal a very stupid or glaring mistake, especially an amusing one. 2 (also howler monkey ) a fruit-eating monkey with a prehensile tail and a loud howling call, native to the forests of tropical America. ●Genus Alouatta, family Cebidae: several species.

howlet

how ¦let |ˈhaʊlɪt | ▶noun chiefly Scottish an owl or owlet. ORIGIN late 15th cent.: diminutive of owl, assimilated to the verb howl .

howling

howl |ing |ˈhaʊlɪŋ | ▶adjective [ attrib. ] 1 producing a long, doleful cry or wailing sound. 2 informal extreme or great: the meal was a howling success. DERIVATIVES howlingly adverb

howling dervish

howl |ing der |vish ▶noun see dervish.

American Oxford Thesaurus

howl

howl noun 1 the howl of a wolf: baying, howling, bay, cry, yowl, bark, yelp. 2 a howl of anguish: wail, cry, yell, yelp, yowl; bellow, roar, shout, shriek, scream, screech. ▶verb 1 dogs howled in the distance: bay, cry, yowl, bark, yelp. 2 a baby started to howl: wail, cry, yell, yowl, bawl, bellow, shriek, scream, screech, caterwaul; informal holler. 3 the movie was so funny, we just howled: laugh, guffaw, roar; be doubled up, split one's sides; informal crack up, be in stitches, be rolling in the aisles, be on the floor.

howler

howler noun informal laying that center tile in upside down was a real howler: mistake, error, blunder, faux pas, fault, gaffe, slip; formal solecism; informal slip-up, goof-up, boo-boo, botch, blooper, pratfall.

Oxford Thesaurus

howl

howl noun 1 at midnight she heard the howl of a wolf: baying, bay, howling, crying, cry, yowl, yowling, bark, barking, yelp, yelping. 2 he let out a howl of anguish: wail, cry, yell, yelp, yowl, bawl, bellow, roar, shout, shriek, scream, screech, caterwaul; informal holler; rare ululation. ▶verb 1 they heard dogs howling in the distance: bay, cry, yowl, bark, yelp. 2 a baby started to howl: wail, cry, yell, yelp, yowl, bawl, bellow, roar, shout, shriek, scream, screech, caterwaul; informal holler; rare ululate. 3 the audience howled and whooped with laughter: laugh, guffaw, roar, laugh loudly, roar with laughter, dissolve into laughter, be creased up, be doubled up, split one's sides; informal fall about, crack up, be in stitches, be rolling in the aisles, laugh fit to bust.

howler

howler noun informal the occasional schoolboy howler would amuse the examiners: mistake, error, blunder, fault, gaffe, slip, slip of the pen; Latin lapsus calami; informal slip-up, boo-boo, boner, botch, fluff; Brit. informal boob, bloomer, clanger; N. Amer. informal blooper, bloop, goof; vulgar slang fuck-up; technical malapropism, solecism.

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

howl

howl /haʊl / (! -ow-は /aʊ /) 〖擬音語〗動詞～s /-z /; ～ed /-d /; ～ing 自動詞 1 〈犬オオカミなどが〉遠ぼえする , ほえる ▸ Wolves howl to warn of danger .オオカミは危険を警告するためにほえる 2 〈人が〉【悲しみ苦痛怒りなどで】うめく , わめく «in, with » ; 【あざけり喜びなどの気持ちを】声高に出す «with » ▸ howl in pain and fright 苦痛と恐怖で泣きわめく ▸ howl with laughter [excitement ]腹を抱えて笑う [興奮して大声をあげる ]3 〈人が〉 «…を求めて » 大声をあげる «for » .4 〈風サイレンなどが〉うなる , ヒューヒューいう ▸ The wind howls through the forest .風が森を吹き抜けてヒューヒュー音をたてる他動詞 1 …をどなって言う , 吐き出す (out ); ｟書｠〖直接話法〗…とどなる , わめく (→say 他動詞 1a 語法 )▸ howl one's regret [enjoyment ]後悔 [喜び ]の気持ちを大声で表す 2 …にどなって (ある状態 )に至らせる (off )▸ howl a speaker off the platform 講演者をやじって降壇させる h ò wl A d ó wn [d ó wn A ]｟英｠(大声でやじって )A 〈話〉を聞こえないようにする (｟米｠shout A down ) (!しばしば受け身で ) ▸ The candidate was howled down .その候補者はやじり倒された名詞 C (オオカミ犬などの )遠ぼえ ; (強い風の )ヒューヒューいう音 ; (苦痛怒り不安などの )うめき声 , わめき声 , 大声 ; (大きな )笑い声 ; ｟話｠冗談 (joke ); 〘電〙ピーピーいう音, (マイクなどの )ハウリング ▸ There arose howls of laughter .どっと笑い声が上がった ▸ give a howl of rage 怒ってどなる

howler

h ó wl er 名詞 C 1 ほえる動物 ; わめき立てる人 .2 ｟くだけて｠とんでもない間違い, へま, ポカ (blunder ).3 〘動〙ホエザル (howler monkey ) 〘尾が長く大きな声で鳴く〙.

howling

h ó wl ing 形容詞〖名詞の前で〗1 (長く )ほえる〈犬など〉; 泣き叫ぶ ; わめき立てる ; ヒューヒューいう〈風など〉, うなる〈あらしなど〉.2 ｟くだけて｠とてつもない, ものすごい ▸ a howling success 大成功 .3 荒涼とした〈荒野など〉.