howl

Nouns

• (n) a long loud emotional utterance
  • he gave a howl of pain
  • howls of laughter
  • their howling had no effect
  howling, ululation,
• (n) the long plaintive cry of a hound or a wolf
• (n) a loud sustained noise resembling the cry of a hound
  • the howl of the wind made him restless

Verbs

• (v) emit long loud cries
  • wail in self-pity
  • howl with sorrow
  ululate, wail, yaup, yawl, roar,
• (v) cry loudly, as of animals
  • The coyotes were howling in the desert
  wrawl, yammer, yowl,
• (v) make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
  • The wind was howling in the trees
  • The water roared down the chute
  roar,
• (v) laugh unrestrainedly and heartily roar,

Synonyms

Words of close approximity