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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 10307 COCA: 8380

howl

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howl /ˈhawəl/ verb
howls; howled; howling
howl
/ˈhawəl/
verb
howls; howled; howling
Learner's definition of HOWL
[no object] of a dog, wolf, etc. : to make a long, loud cry that sounds sad(狗、狼等)凄厉地长嚎,嗥叫,狂吠
[no object] of the wind : to make a long, loud sound(风)怒号,呼啸
[no object] : to cry out loudly in pain, anger, amusement, etc.(因疼痛、愤怒、开心等)叫喊,咆哮,哀号
: to say something in a loud and angry way怒吼;吼叫
[+ object]
[no object]

— howl

noun, plural howls [count]
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 10307 COCA: 8380
howled; howling; howls

intransitive verb

1
: to emit a loud sustained doleful sound characteristic of members of the dog family
2
: to cry out loudly and without restraint under strong impulse (such as pain, grief, or amusement)
3
: to go on a spree or rampage

transitive verb

1
: to utter with unrestrained outcry
2
: to drown out or cause to fail by adverse outcry
used especially with down
howl noun

Synonyms

Example Sentences

The dogs were howling at the moon. several coyotes began howling close by as the sun went down
Recent Examples on the Web In fact, there’s enough to make the front wheels to howl a little too easily, a result of their low rolling resistance. Tribune News Service, cleveland, 26 Aug. 2022 As the music built, Allen and then Jagger sashayed down the catwalk, two divas determined to make their drama bring down the house, then faced one another to howl out all the emotion in the lyrics. Rob Levine, Billboard, 6 June 2022 Among these behaviors, breed did play some role — for example, beagles and bloodhounds tend to howl more, border collies are biddable, and Shiba Inus are far less so. CBS News, 29 Apr. 2022 The misogynistic keyboard warriors will no doubt howl at even the suggestion that the women deserve equal treatment, claiming the NCAA is only prioritizing what makes money. Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2022 After two years of development, Nightbitch with Amy Adams is ready to howl. Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 May 2022 On average, beagles and bloodhounds are more likely to howl. Katie Shepherd, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Apr. 2022 Edgar loves to interact with others, has shown to be extremely social, is an expert at giving kisses and will even howl to show his happiness. Adam Schwager, The Arizona Republic, 8 Apr. 2022 The wind continued to howl and shake the building all night. CBS News, 28 Mar. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English houlen; akin to Middle High German hiulen to howl

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of howl was in the 14th century
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 10307 COCA: 8380
howl

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + HOWL | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVElong長長的嚎叫loud大聲的嚎叫eerie, unearthly怪異的/恐怖的嚎叫He broke down and let out an unearthly howl.他支持不住了,發出一聲怪叫。VERB + HOWLgive, let out發出嚎叫聲hear聽到嚎叫聲PREPOSITIONwith a howl大吼一聲With a howl he leaped at his foe.他大吼一聲,猛地撲向敵人。howl of⋯的嚎叫聲a howl of pain一聲痛苦的哀嚎howls of laughter / protest一陣大笑;一片抗議聲PHRASESbe greeted with howls of sth, be met with howls of sth (both especially BrE) 被報以⋯的大叫His comments were met with howls of outrage.他的評論引起了陣陣憤怒的叫喊。 note at sound

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