Definitions for howl
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. howl, howling, ululationnoun

   a long loud emotional utterance

   "he gave a howl of pain"; "howls of laughter"; "their howling had no effect"

2. howlnoun

   the long plaintive cry of a hound or a wolf

3. howlverb

   a loud sustained noise resembling the cry of a hound

   "the howl of the wind made him restless"

4. howl, ululate, wail, roar, yawl, yaupverb

   emit long loud cries

   "wail in self-pity"; "howl with sorrow"

5. howl, wrawl, yammer, yowlverb

   cry loudly, as of animals

   "The coyotes were howling in the desert"

6. roar, howlverb

   make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles

   "The wind was howling in the trees"; "The water roared down the chute"

7. roar, howlverb

   laugh unrestrainedly and heartily

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. howlnoun

   The protracted, mournful cry of a dog or a wolf, or other like sound.

2. howlnoun

   A prolonged cry of distress or anguish; a wail.

3. howlverb

   To utter a loud, protracted, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do.

4. howlverb

   To utter a sound expressive of pain or distress; to cry aloud and mournfully; to lament; to wail.

5. howlverb

   To make a noise resembling the cry of a wild beast.

6. howlverb

   To utter with outcry.

7. Etymology: From (c.1220) houlen, probably imitative

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Howlnoun

   Etymology: from the verb.

   1. The cry of a wolf or dog.

   Murther,
   Alarm’d by his sentinel the wolf,
   Whose howl ’s his watch. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   These and the like rumours are no more than the last howls of a dog dissected alive. Jonathan Swift.

   2. The cry of a human being in horrour.

   She raves, she runs with a distracted pace,
   And fills with horrid howls the publick place. John Dryden, Æn.

2. To Howlverb

   Etymology: huglen, Dutch; ululo, Latin.

   1. To cry as a wolf or dog.

   Methought a legion of foul fiends
   Environ’d me, and howled in mine ears
   Such hideous cries, that with the very noise
   I trembling wak’d. William Shakespeare, Richard III.

   If wolves had at thy gate howl’d that stern time,
   Thou should’st have said, Go, porter, turn the key. William Shakespeare.

   He found him in a desert land, and in the waste howling wilderness. Deutr. xxxii. 10.

   As when a sort of wolves infest the night,
   With their wild howlings at fair Cynthia’s light. Edmund Waller.

   Hard as his native rocks, cold as his sword,
   Fierce as the wolves that howl’d around his birth;
   He hates the tyrant, and the suppliant scorns. Smith.

   2. To utter cries in distress.

   Therefore will I howl, and cry out for all Moab. Jer. xlviii.

   The damned use that word in hell,
   Howlings attend it. William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet.

   Each new morn
   New widows howl, new orphans cry, new sorrows
   Strike heaven on the face, that it resounds
   As if it felt with Scotland. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   I have words
   That would be howl’d out in the desart air,
   Where hearing should not catch them. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   The noise grows louder still:
   Rattling of armour, trumpets, drums and ataballes;
   And sometimes peals of shouts that rend the heav’ns,
   Like victory: then groans again, and howlings
   Like those of vanquish’d men. John Dryden, Spanish Fryar.

   3. To speak with a belluine cry or tone.

   Peace, monster, peace! Go tell thy horrid tale
   To savages, and howl it out in desarts!
   Me would’st thou make the accomplice of thy crimes? Ambrose Philips, Distrest Mother.

   4. It is used poetically of any noise loud and horrid.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Howl

   Howl is the debut single by American rock band Beware of Darkness. The song first appeared on the band's 2012 EP Howl and was featured on their debut studio Orthodox where it was an instant download with the pre-order of the album. The music video premiered on September 14, 2012 on Fuse. Howl has been featured in the video game soundtracks of Saints Row IV, Need for Speed: Most Wanted, EA Sports UFC and Gran Turismo. The song has been featured in several television and movie projects including Stephen King's Under the Dome, Red 2, Monday Night Football and Nitro Circus 3D. On May 15, 2013 the band performed "Howl" live on Conan.

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1. howl

   A howl is a long, loud, wailing cry often associated with animals such as wolves or dogs. It can also refer to a loud cry of pain, grief, or laughter by a person. As a verb, it refers to the act of making such a sound.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Howlverb

   to utter a loud, protraced, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do

2. Howlverb

   to utter a sound expressive of distress; to cry aloud and mournfully; to lament; to wail

3. Howlverb

   to make a noise resembling the cry of a wild beast

4. Howlverb

   to utter with outcry

5. Howlnoun

   the protracted, mournful cry of a dog or a wolf, or other like sound

6. Howlnoun

   a prolonged cry of distress or anguish; a wail

7. Etymology: [OE. houlen, hulen; akin to D. huilen, MHG. hiulen, hiuweln, OHG. hiuwiln to exult, hwo owl, Dan. hyle to howl.]

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1. Howl

   "Howl" is a poem written by Allen Ginsberg in 1955, published as part of his 1956 collection of poetry titled Howl and Other Poems. Ginsberg began work on "Howl" as early as 1954. In the Paul Blackburn Tape Archive at U.C.S.D., Ginsberg can be heard reading early drafts of his poem to his fellow writing associates. "Howl" is considered to be one of the great works of American literature. It came to be associated with the group of writers known as the Beat Generation, which included Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs. There is no foundation to the myth that "Howl" was written as a performance piece and later published by poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti of City Lights Books. This myth was perpetuated by Ferlinghetti as part of the defense's case during the poem's obscenity trial, as detailed below. Upon the poem's release, Ferlinghetti and the bookstore's manager, Shigeyoshi Murao, were charged with disseminating obscene literature, and both were arrested. On October 3, 1957, Judge Clayton W. Horn ruled that the poem was not obscene.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Howl

   howl, v.i. to yell or cry, as a wolf or dog: to utter a long, loud, whining sound: to wail: to roar.—v.t. to utter with outcry:—pr.p. howl′ing; pa.p. howled.—n. a loud, prolonged cry of distress: a mournful cry.—n. Howl′er, a South American monkey, with prodigious power of voice: (slang) a glaring or very stupid error.—adj. Howl′ing, filled with howlings, as of the wind, or of wild beasts: (slang) tremendous.—n. a howl. [O. Fr. huller—L. ululāre, to shriek or howl—ulula, an owl; cf. Ger. heulen, Eng. owl.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. HOWL

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Howl is ranked #104602 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Howl surname appeared 171 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Howl.
   
   83.6% or 143 total occurrences were White.
   8.1% or 14 total occurrences were Black.
   3.5% or 6 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.9% or 5 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • Cry
   • Laugh
   • Make Noise
   • Utterance

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How to pronounce howl?

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   British

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   Australian

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   Australian

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How to say howl in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of howl in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of howl in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of howl in a Sentence

1. Ted Cruz:

   The scream you hear, the howl that comes from Washington, D.C., is utter terror at what 'We the People' are doing together, what we're seeing is the public coming together, libertarians coming together, men and women who love the Constitution coming together and uniting and standing as one behind this campaign.

2. Scott C. Holstad:

   That's why angels prefer to come here on faint ancient nights when the moon is at half-strength and the cats howl their hunger. The venom plaguing us seems miles away.

3. Carry Nation:

   You have put me in here a cub, but I will come out roaring like a lion, and I will make all hell howl!

4. Alexander Litvinenko:

   You may succeed in silencing me but that silence comes at a price, you may succeed in silencing one man but the howl of protest from around the world will reverberate, Mr. Putin, in your ears for the rest of your life.

5. Danish proverb:

   Live with wolves, and you learn to howl.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=howl
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Howl
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=howl
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howl
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/howl
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=howl
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=howl
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
10. ^ Usage in printed sources
    https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=howl