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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Howl \Howl\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Howled}; p. pr & vb n. {Howling}.] [OE. houlen, hulen; akin to D. huilen, MHG. hiulen, hiuweln OHG. hiuwil[=o]n to exult, h?wo 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}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Howler}, 2. {Howling wilderness}, a wild, desolate place inhabited only by wild beasts. --Deut. xxxii 10. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: howling adj 1: noisy with or as if with loud cries and shouts; "a crying mass of rioters"; "a howling wind"; "shouting fans"; "the yelling fiend" [syn: {crying}, {yelling}, {shouting}] 2: 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" [syn: {fantastic}, {howling(a)}, {marvelous}, {rattling(a)}, {terrific}, {tremendous}, {wonderful}, {wondrous}] n : a long loud emotional utterance; "he gave a howl of pain"; "howls of laughter"; "their howling had no effect" [syn: {howl}, {ululation}]
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