behowlv.
/bɪˈhaʊl/ transitive (and reflexive). To howl at; to bewail with howls.
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or shout (loudness) > cry of emotion or pain > [verb (transitive)] > wail or howl
theotenc1175
wailc1330
to howl out1530
behowl1600
yowl1842
keen1893
blart1896
the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > lamentation or expression of grief > cry of grief > cry with grief [verb (transitive)] > bewail
bewailc1300
grotec1300
relent1655
behowl1853
the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > lamentation or expression of grief > cry of grief > cry with grief [verb (reflexive)] > bewail
bewail1611
behowl1859
1600 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream v. ii. 2 Now the hungry Lyons roares. And the wolfe beholds [behowls] the Moone.
1838 R. W. Emerson Misc. 118 It is travestied and depreciated..behooted and behowled.
1853 C. Kingsley Hypatia I. xiii. 287 Behowling your fate like Achilles on the shores of Styx.
1859 C. Kingsley Misc. I. 35 No wonder, poor fellow, if he behowls himself lustily..to Cecil.
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