| NOUN | communication | howl, howling, ululation | a long loud emotional utterance |
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| event | howl | the long plaintive cry of a hound or a wolf | |
| event | howl | a loud sustained noise resembling the cry of a hound | |
| VERB | communication | howl, ululate, wail, roar, yawl, yaup | emit long loud cries |
| communication | howl, wrawl, yammer, yowl | cry loudly, as of animals | |
| communication | howl, roar | make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles | |
| body | howl, roar | laugh unrestrainedly and heartily |
| Sounds | hhaw'l | |
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| Rhymes | afoul ... waterfowl: 13 rhymes with awl... | |
| Meaning | A long loud emotional utterance. | |
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| Synonyms | howling, ululation | |
| Broader | utterance, vocalization | The use of uttered sounds for auditory communication |
| Spanish | aullido, ululato | |
| Catalan | esgarip, udol, ululato | |
| Verbs | howl | laugh unrestrainedly and heartily |
| howl | emit long loud cries | |
| Meaning | The long plaintive cry of a hound or a wolf. | |
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| Broader | cry | The characteristic utterance of an animal |
| Spanish | alarido, aullido | |
| Catalan | udol | |
| Verbs | howl | cry loudly, as of animals |
| Meaning | A loud sustained noise resembling the cry of a hound. | |
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| Example | "the howl of the wind made him restless" | |
| Narrower | squeal | A high-pitched howl |
| Broader | noise | sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound) |
| Spanish | aullido | |
| Verbs | howl | make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles |
| Meaning | emit long loud cries. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "howl with sorrow" | |
| Synonyms | ululate, wail, roar, yawl, yaup | |
| Narrower | squall, waul, wawl | make high-pitched, whiney noises |
| Broader | shout, shout out, cry, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall | Utter a sudden loud cry |
| Spanish | gemir, lamentarse, rugir, ulular | |
| Catalan | gemegar, gemir, lamentar-se, rugir, udolar, ulular | |
| Nouns | howl, howling | a long loud emotional utterance |
| Meaning | cry loudly, as of animals. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Model | You can hear animals howl in the meadows; The meadows howl with animals | |
| Example | "The coyotes were howling in the desert" | |
| Synonyms | wrawl, yammer, yowl | |
| Broader | utter, emit, let out, let loose | Express audibly |
| Spanish | aullar, berrear, chillar, gritar, rugir, vociferar | |
| Catalan | bagolar, bramar, esgargamellar-se, esgaripar, ganyolar, udolar, ulular, xisclar | |
| Nouns | howl | the long plaintive cry of a hound or a wolf |
| howler | monkey of tropical South American forests / forests having a loud howling cry | |
| Meaning | make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Model | The cars howl down the avenue | |
| Example | "The wind was howling in the trees" | |
| Synonym | roar | |
| Narrower | thunder | To make or produce a loud noise |
| vroom | make a loud, roaring sound, as of a car engine, while moving | |
| yawp, bawl | make a raucous noise | |
| Broader | make noise, resound, noise | emit a noise |
| Spanish | bramar, rugir | |
| Catalan | bramar, bramular, rugir | |
| Nouns | howl | a loud sustained noise resembling the cry of a hound |
| Meaning | laugh unrestrainedly and heartily. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Synonym | roar | |
| Broader | laugh, express joy, express mirth | produce laughter |
| Spanish | aullar de risa, aullar, reir a carcajadas, vociferar | |
| Catalan | bruelar, roncar, udolar, ulular, vociferar | |
| Nouns | howl, howling | a long loud emotional utterance |
| howler | a joke that seems extremely funny | |
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