The dogs were howling at the moon. several coyotes began howling close by as the sun went down
Recent Examples on the WebIn 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
ADJECTIVE | VERB + HOWL | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤long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 + HOWL➤give, let out發出嚎叫聲▸➤hear聽到嚎叫聲PREPOSITION➤with 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PHRASES➤be 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