Hypertext Webster Gateway: "howl"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Howl \Howl\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Howled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Howling}.] [OE. houlen, hulen; akin to D. huilen, MHG.
hiulen, hiuweln, OHG. hiuwil[=o]n to exult, h?wo owl, Dan.
hyle to howl.]
1. To utter a loud, protraced, mournful sound or cry, as dogs
and wolves often do.
And dogs in corners set them down to howl.
--Drayton.
Methought a legion of foul fiends Environ'd me
about, and howled in my ears. --Shak.
2. To utter a sound expressive of distress; to cry aloud and
mournfully; to lament; to wail.
Howl ye, for the day of the Lord is at hand. --Is.
xiii. 6.
3. To make a noise resembling the cry of a wild beast.
Wild howled the wind. --Sir W.
Scott.
{Howling monkey}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Howler}, 2.
{Howling wilderness}, a wild, desolate place inhabited only
by wild beasts. --Deut. xxxii. 10.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Howl \Howl\, v. t.
To utter with outcry. ``Go . . . howl it out in deserts.''
--Philips.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Howl \Howl\, n.
1. The protracted, mournful cry of a dog or a wolf, or other
like sound.
2. A prolonged cry of distress or anguish; a wail.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
howl
n 1: a long loud emotional utterance; "he gave a howl of pain";
"howls of laughter"; "their howling had no effect" [syn:
{howling}, {ululation}]
2: the long plaintive cry of a hound or a wolf
3: a loud sustained noise resembling the cry of a hound; "the
howl of the wind made him restless"
v 1: emit long loud cries; "wail in self-pity", "howl with
sorrow" [syn: {ululate}, {wail}, {roar}, {yawl}]
2: cry loudly, as of animals; "The coyotes were howling in the
desert" [syn: {wrawl}, {yammer}, {yowl}]
3: make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles; "The wind
was howling in the trees"; "The water roared down the
chute" [syn: {roar}]
4: laugh unrestrainedly and heartily [syn: {roar}]
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