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howling definition
howling |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb howl 2 of 4 senses of howl Sense 1 howl, ululate, wail, roar, yawl => squall, waul, wawl Sense 3 roar, howl => vroom => yawp, bawl => thunder Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb howl 2 of 4 senses of howl Sense 1 howl, ululate, wail, roar, yawl => squall, waul, wawl Sense 3 roar, howl => vroom => yawp, bawl => thunder Entailment of verb howl Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb howl 4 senses of howl Sense 1 howl, ululate, wail, roar, yawl => shout, shout out cry, call yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall Sense 2 howl, wrawl, yammer, yowl => utter, emit, let out let loose Sense 3 roar, howl => make noise, resound, noise Sense 4 roar, howl => laugh, express joy, express mirth Familiarity of verb howl howl used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb howl Sense 1 howl, ululate, wail, roar, yawl => shout, shout out cry, call yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall -------------- Sense 2 howl, wrawl, yammer, yowl => utter, emit, let out let loose -------------- Sense 3 roar, howl => make noise, resound, noise -------------- Sense 4 roar, howl => laugh, express joy, express mirth -------------- Grep of noun howling howling Overview of noun howling The noun howling has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) howl, howling, ululation -- (a long loud emotional utterance; "he gave a howl of pain"; "howls of laughter"; "their howling had no effect") Overview of verb howl The verb howl has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (3) howl, ululate, wail, roar, yawl -- (emit long loud cries; "wail in self-pity", "howl with sorrow") 2. howl, wrawl, yammer, yowl -- (cry loudly, as of animals; "The coyotes were howling in the desert") 3. roar, howl -- (make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles; "The wind was howling in the trees"; "The water roared down the chute") 4. roar, howl -- (laugh unrestrainedly and heartily) Overview of adj howling The adj howling has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) crying, howling, yelling, shouting -- (noisy with or as if with loud cries and shouts; "a crying mass of rioters"; "a howling wind"; "shouting fans"; "the yelling fiend") 2. fantastic, howling, marvelous, marvellous, rattling, terrific, tremendous, wonderful, wondrous -- (extraordinarily good; used especially as intensifiers; "a fantastic trip to the Orient"; "the film was fantastic!"; "a howling success"; "a marvelous collection of rare books"; "had a rattling conversation about politics"; "a tremendous achievement") Antonyms of adj howling 2 senses of howling Sense 1 crying, howling, yelling, shouting INDIRECT (VIA noisy) -> quiet Sense 2 fantastic, howling(postnominal), marvelous, marvellous, rattling(postnominal), terrific, tremendous, wonderful, wondrous INDIRECT (VIA extraordinary) -> ordinary Similarity of adj howling 2 senses of howling Sense 1 crying, howling, yelling, shouting => noisy (vs. quiet) Sense 2 fantastic, howling(postnominal), marvelous, marvellous, rattling(postnominal), terrific, tremendous, wonderful, wondrous => extraordinary (vs. ordinary) Attributes of adj howling Familiarity of adj howling howling used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj howling howling Overview of noun howling The noun howling has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) howl, howling, ululation -- (a long loud emotional utterance; "he gave a howl of pain"; "howls of laughter"; "their howling had no effect") Overview of verb howl The verb howl has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (3) howl, ululate, wail, roar, yawl -- (emit long loud cries; "wail in self-pity", "howl with sorrow") 2. howl, wrawl, yammer, yowl -- (cry loudly, as of animals; "The coyotes were howling in the desert") 3. roar, howl -- (make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles; "The wind was howling in the trees"; "The water roared down the chute") 4. roar, howl -- (laugh unrestrainedly and heartily) Overview of adj howling The adj howling has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) crying, howling, yelling, shouting -- (noisy with or as if with loud cries and shouts; "a crying mass of rioters"; "a howling wind"; "shouting fans"; "the yelling fiend") 2. fantastic, howling, marvelous, marvellous, rattling, terrific, tremendous, wonderful, wondrous -- (extraordinarily good; used especially as intensifiers; "a fantastic trip to the Orient"; "the film was fantastic!"; "a howling success"; "a marvelous collection of rare books"; "had a rattling conversation about politics"; "a tremendous achievement")
howling definition
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