Hypertext Webster Gateway: "howling"
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 WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
howling
adj 1: noisy with or as if with loud cries and shouts; "a crying
mass of rioters"; "a howling wind"; "shouting fans";
"the yelling fiend" [syn: {crying}, {yelling}, {shouting}]
2: extraordinarily good; used especially as intensifiers; "a
fantastic trip to the Orient"; "the film was fantastic!";
"a howling success"; "a marvelous collection of rare
books"; "had a rattling conversation about politics"; "a
tremendous achievement" [syn: {fantastic}, {howling(a)}, {marvelous},
{marvellous}, {rattling(a)}, {terrific}, {tremendous}, {wonderful},
{wondrous}]
n : a long loud emotional utterance; "he gave a howl of pain";
"howls of laughter"; "their howling had no effect" [syn:
{howl}, {ululation}]
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