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HOWLS
Noun
howls
plural of howl
Verb
howls
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of howl
Source: Wiktionary
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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