howl
howl
- n a long loud emotional utterance
he gave a howl of pain
howls of laughter
their howling had no effect - 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 - v emit long loud cries
howl with sorrow - v cry loudly, as of animals
The coyotes were howling in the desert - v make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
The wind was howling in the trees - v laugh unrestrainedly and heartily
- It was South Carolina's turn to howl next.
- Global icons practice it in films like My Best Friend's Wedding, and steelworkers howl away in English towns, where "carry-okie" sounds like a cousin of "cash 'n' carry.
- Gibson finally lets out a tortured howl, digs vainly for a cigarette in his empty pack of Camels and turns the set into his own Thunderdome.