HOWLING

fantastic, grand, howling, marvelous, marvellous, rattling, terrific, tremendous, wonderful, wondrous

(adjective) extraordinarily good or great; 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”

howl, howling, ululation

(noun) a long loud emotional utterance; “he gave a howl of pain”; “howls of laughter”; “their howling had no effect”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

From a medieval diminutive of the given name Hugh.

Proper noun

Howling

A patronymic surname.

Etymology 1

Noun

howling (plural howlings)

The act of producing howls.

Etymology 2

Verb

howling

present participle of howl

Adjective

howling (not comparable)

(colloquial) Used as an intensifier

a howling success

Source: Wiktionary

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HOWL

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. 10.

Howl, v. t.

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

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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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