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howl
(houl)v. howled, howl·ing, howls
v.intr.
1. To utter or emit a long, mournful, plaintive sound.
2. To cry or wail loudly, as in pain, sorrow, or anger.
3. Slang To laugh heartily.
4. Slang To go on a spree.
v.tr.
To express or utter with a howl. See Synonyms at yell.
n.
Phrasal Verb: 1. A long wailing cry.
2. A loud derisive call: the howls of an angry mob.
3. Slang Something uproariously funny or absurd.
howl down
To drown out or silence by loud derisive calls: The candidate was howled down at the town meeting.
[Middle English houlen.]
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howl
(haʊl)n
1. a long plaintive cry or wail characteristic of a wolf or hound
2. a similar cry of pain or sorrow
3. slang
a. a person or thing that is very funny
b. a prolonged outburst of laughter
4. (Electronics) electronics an unwanted prolonged high-pitched sound produced by a sound-producing system as a result of feedback
vb
5. to express in a howl or utter such cries
6. (intr) (of the wind, etc) to make a wailing noise
7. (intr) informal to shout or laugh
[C14: houlen; related to Middle High German hiuweln, Middle Dutch hūlen, Danish hyle]
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howl
(haʊl)v.i.
1. (of a dog, wolf, or the like) to utter a characteristic loud, prolonged, mournful cry.
2. (of a person or animal) to utter a similar cry, as in pain or rage; wail.
3. to make a sound like an animal howling: The wind howls through the trees.
4. to utter a loud laugh or scornful yell.
v.t. 5. to utter with howls: to howl the bad news.
6. to drive or force by howls (often fol. by down): to howl down the opposition.
n. 7. the cry of a dog, wolf, or the like.
8. a cry or wail, as of pain or rage.
9. a sound like wailing: the howl of the wind.
10. a loud laugh or scornful yell.
11. something that causes a laugh or a scornful yell, as a joke or an embarrassing situation.
[1300–50; Middle English hulen, houlen; compare Middle Dutch, Middle Low German hūlen, Middle High German hiulen]
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howl
Past participle: howled
Gerund: howling
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Noun | 1. | howl - a long loud emotional utterance; "he gave a howl of pain"; "howls of laughter"; "their howling had no effect" utterance, vocalization - the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication |
2. | howl - the long plaintive cry of a hound or a wolf cry - the characteristic utterance of an animal; "animal cries filled the night" | |
3. | howl - a loud sustained noise resembling the cry of a hound; "the howl of the wind made him restless" noise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels" squeal - a high-pitched howl | |
Verb | 1. | howl - emit long loud cries; "wail in self-pity"; "howl with sorrow" |
2. | howl - cry loudly, as of animals; "The coyotes were howling in the desert" | |
3. | howl - make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles; "The wind was howling in the trees"; "The water roared down the chute" vroom - make a loud, roaring sound, as of a car engine, while moving thunder - to make or produce a loud noise; "The river thundered below"; "The engine roared as the driver pushed the car to full throttle" | |
4. | howl - laugh unrestrainedly and heartily |
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howl
verb
noun
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howl
verb3. To make inarticulate sounds of grief or pain, usually accompanied by tears:
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Translations
عُواء، صُراخ، عَويليَصْفُر، يَعْصِفيَعْوِييَعْوي، يَصيح
výtvytíkřičetkvíletvýbuch
hylebrølhyl
ulvoa
zavijati
süvöltüvölt
gnauîagól; ÿlfur, vælgóla; orga
遠吠えする
짖다
staugimasstūgautitiesiog juokinga klaida
brēktgaudotkaucienskauktkliedziens
kvíliťzavyť
zavijanjezavijati
yla
ร้องโหยหวน
ulumakulur gibi ses çıkarmakinlemeuğuldamakuluma
hú
howl
[haʊl]A. N [of animal] → aullido m; [of wind] → rugido m (fig) [of protest] → clamor m, grito m
a howl of pain → un alarido de dolor
howls of laughter (fig) → carcajadas fpl
with a howl of rage → dando un alarido de furia
a howl of pain → un alarido de dolor
howls of laughter (fig) → carcajadas fpl
with a howl of rage → dando un alarido de furia
B. VI [animal] → aullar; [person] → dar alaridos; [wind] → rugir, bramar; [child] (= weep) → berrear
the dog howled all night → el perro estuvo aullando toda la noche
he howled with pain → aullaba de dolor, daba alaridos de dolor
to howl with laughter (fig) → reír a carcajadas
to howl with rage → bramar de furia, bramar furioso
the dog howled all night → el perro estuvo aullando toda la noche
he howled with pain → aullaba de dolor, daba alaridos de dolor
to howl with laughter (fig) → reír a carcajadas
to howl with rage → bramar de furia, bramar furioso
C. VT (= shout) → gritar
howl down VT + ADV → hacer callar a gritos
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
howl
[ˈhaʊl] n
[dog, wolf] → hurlement m
[pain, laughter] → hurlement m
His stories caused howls of laughter → Ses histoires déclenchaient des hurlements de rire.
His stories caused howls of laughter → Ses histoires déclenchaient des hurlements de rire.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
howl
n
→ Schrei m; (of animal, wind) → Heulen nt no pl; the dog let out a howl → der Hund heulte auf or jaulte; a howl of pain → ein Schmerzensschrei m; howls of derision/rage → höhnisches/wütendes Geschrei or Gebrüll; howls of laughter → brüllendes Gelächter; howls (of protest) → Protestgeschrei nt
(from loudspeaker) → Pfeifen nt no pl, → Rückkopp(e)lung f
vi
(person) → brüllen, schreien; (animal) → heulen, jaulen; (wind) → heulen; to howl with laughter → in brüllendes Gelächter ausbrechen; to howl with delight → vor Freude schreien
(Elec, loudspeaker etc) → rückkoppeln, pfeifen
vt → hinausbrüllen, hinausschreien; they howled their disapproval → sie äußerten lautstark ihr Missfallen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
howl
[haʊl]1. n (of animal) → ululato
a howl of pain → un urlo di dolore
a howl of protest → un grido di protesta
howls of laughter → scrosci mpl di risate
a howl of pain → un urlo di dolore
a howl of protest → un grido di protesta
howls of laughter → scrosci mpl di risate
2. vi (person) → gridare, urlare; (animal, wind) → ululare; (weep) → piangere
to howl with laughter → rotolarsi dalle risate
to howl with laughter → rotolarsi dalle risate
3. vt → urlare
howl down vt + adv → zittire a forza di urla
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
howl
(haul) verb1. to make a long, loud cry. The wolves howled; He howled with pain; We howled with laughter.
2. (of wind) to make a similar sound. The wind howled through the trees.
noun such a cry. a howl of pain; howls of laughter.
ˈhowler noun a mistake so bad as to be funny. an exam paper full of howlers.
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howl
→ يَعْوِي výt hyle heulen ουρλιάζω aullar ulvoa hurler zavijati ululare 遠吠えする 짖다 huilen ule zawyć uivar выть yla ร้องโหยหวน ulumak hú 嚎叫Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009