Definition of howl in English:

howl

noun haʊlhaʊl

1A long, doleful cry uttered by an animal such as a dog or wolf.
Example sentencesExamples
- The animal howl continued, as cadets and chaperones alike began to hurry about, locked in blind panic.
- My throat closes and will not open to release my animal howls anymore.
- He spat out blood and let out a howl like a wolf that had just been shot by a hunter, before finally collapsing onto the ground.
- A wolf's howl rang through the forest, and the forest grew darker.
- All around her, there were more of these cries, mostly wolf howls but there was one screech of a bird-of-prey.
- Brave as she was, she had always had a fear of the dark and her imagination conjuring up wolf howls didn't help her situation.
- He accompanied such antics with an assortment of facial grimaces, one-string tricks, and even animal howls.
- A wolf's howl pierced the empty silence of the night.
- The wolf lets out a howl, as the sword is pulled out.
- I could have mistaken all their offers as howls from wild wolves.
- I heard a low howl, then the animals began to crowd around me.
- Animal cries and howls wailed through the valley.
- A chorus of high-pitched wolf howls pierces the stillness of a frigid January morning.
- The white wolf diminished his baying howls, and his slavering white spittled jowls showed his past devotion.
- The wolf made a long howl than began to charge at him as well.
- Of course, since she would think it was the wolf, I would start playing this tape here with the sounds of struggling and wolf howls.
- Their call is a melodic yodeling similar to a wolf howl with overtones of whale song.
- At that moment, a long wolf howl was heard, echoing through the woods.
- While in captivity, they are very vocal, uttering high-pitched whines and howls, rasping growls.
- The only sound was the sound of a lone wolf's howl into the hopeless night.
Synonyms
baying, bay, howling, crying, cry, yowl, yowling, bark, barking, yelp, yelping
1. 1.1 A loud cry of pain, fear, anger, or amusement.
  he let out a howl of anguish
  figurative I got howls of protest from readers
  Example sentencesExamples
  I heard the ensuing howl of pain over the hum and rattle of the printer.
  So, for the time being at least, the company is trying to heal itself, causing howls of pain from unions and workers.
  Aidan's howls of pain drew Tam's attention to them, and she yelled down to them.
  His howl of pain and anger was the most pleasant sound I could have heard right then.
  There was a howl of pain and one of them skidded away.
  Ian was greeted by howls of amusement when he got back to the pub.
  And each night, the howls of pain and horror get closer.
  There were howls from inside, howls, roars, growls, and screams.
  I covered my ears to try and stop the howls of pain from getting through, but I could still hear them and they hurt.
  A few howls of pain come from my side of the barricade.
  She heard something crunch, and then a howl of pain.
  There was a hideous howl of pain, and the bed lurched.
  A howl of pain told them he'd been killed as well.
  It hit them both squarely and they let out a howl of anger.
  But the howls of protest grew louder as passengers previously unaware of the changes turned up at stops all over town to find their usual buses were nowhere to be seen.
  The howls of anger and disagreement were heard far and wide.
  He has enormous lumps - fatty deposits, I'm told - on each side of his head, and he delivers howls of pain every time he moves, which is rarely.
  There was a howl of pain but it didn't come from me.
  Now, at the mere mention of his long-ago battle, Sy uttered a mournful howl, fell to his knees, and covered his head with his skinny arms.
  Suddenly, more screeches reached his ears and he heard howls of pain.
  Synonyms
  wail, cry, yell, yelp, yowl, bawl, bellow, roar, shout, shriek, scream, screech, caterwaul
  informal holler
  rare ululation
2. 1.2 A prolonged wailing noise such as that made by a strong wind.
  they listened to the howl of the gale
  Example sentencesExamples
  Doune thought quietly against the howl of the wind.
  At some point he realized the howl of the wind had disappeared.
  Silence enveloped the room again, save for the howl of the winds, muted by several inches of ultra-dense hull plating.
  The wind's howl didn't seem as penetrating as it'd been when he wandered the days before, and he found the silence rather uncomfortable.
  The room grew silent and the howl of the midnight wind was the only sound to punctuate the tableau.
  His scream pierced right through the howl of the winds, and it made her eyes water with tears.
  Outside, the howl of the wind and rain gave their shelter a cold but cozy feel.
  ‘Thank you,’ she breathed quietly, letting the words be drowned out by the howl of the wind.
  There were no signs of life out here, simply rocks and dust and the howl of the wind.
  Sudden gasps of hot wind howl through lodges, camps, villages and the woodlands.
  Even in the howl of the gale, the others heard him.
  There could be heard around me the gentle snoring of soldiers within their tents sometimes cut by the howl of a bypassing wind from the forest.
  The wind picked up and sent howls through the temple that echoed all around me.
  A strong wind came from the west, and its howl could be heard throughout the city as it whipped through dark alleys and tore past cars and people.
  The cries of the dying mixed with the howl of the wind and the clatter of footsteps to form an unbearable cacophony of insanity that was all but drowned out by my own silent shriek of torment.
  There was complete silence except for the howl of the wind as it tugged at his clothes and face.
  The howl of the wind did nothing to drone out the sound of her desperate cry.
  She had to almost yell over the howl of the wind and her voice echoed off of the tall trees around them.
  Realizing that her voice could not be heard above the howl of the wind, she took a deep breath and yelled.
  With an eerie howl, the wind kicked up a cloud of dust, and suddenly, a gray figure leapt over Aeslyn, and knocked Adelaide to the ground.
3. 1.3Electronics A wailing noise in a loudspeaker due to feedback.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Upon connecting a 12 volt battery they set up a violent acoustical feedback, the very first PA howl!.
  It also makes for a deeply satisfying rush at times, particularly when their sludgy rock pulse is accelerated into viscous gobs of noise or howls of feedback.
  This will avoid unwelcome howls of feedback and can prevent loudspeaker damage due to switch-on transients.
  Though the songs have all the jittery energy and dance beats that make bank these days, hooks are absent, replaced by trebly guitar screech and electronic howls.
  The former pits a grinding feedback howl against persistent organs before the organ eventually sputters to a halt, exhausted.

verb haʊlhaʊl

[no object]

1Make a howling sound.
he howled in agony
the wind howled around the house
Example sentencesExamples
- The wind howls through them, stinging them with sleet and ice.
- How often I have listened to the tempest howl and rave
- In it, the wind howls fiercely, driving rain like stinging knifes in a torrential downpour, so heavy that he can't see more than two feet in front of his face.
- Outside the wind howls, the snow falls, the occasional taxi sweeps past.
- The air around them howled and screeched, twirling around like a maddened whirlpool.
- Their mystery deepens at nightfall over the landscape, and as bitter winds howl and shriek in the lonely valleys and impenetrable thickets of tall and spiky trees.
- I've never heard the wind howl before, only imagined it when reading a book where it is described as such.
- Finally, a scream of terror howled around the room and echoed off the tiles.
- The first man remained and watched the city, listening to the wind howl through its streets.
- I truly do not relish the thought of living under a huge tarpaulin when the west winds howl.
- A gale howls over the hunchback of Cairngorm, stinging our faces with windblown sleet.
- Fuqua's approach is simple: let the music speak, shout and howl for itself.
- Most climbers build snow walls around their tents in an effort to stem the winds that howl across the plateau come nightfall.
- He placed his other arm around her and listened to the wind howl as the sun shimmered down weakly.
- Now the wind no longer howls through the shelter.
- I curl up in a chair with my own bunch of blankets and listen to the wind howl outside.
- She heard the rain slam harder, and the wind howl and whip around the house.
- A wolf howls in the autumn morning, and is joined by three other voices.
- Last night, in the full moon, I heard a wolf howl, and this morning I woke up to a dead bear next to my side.
- The wind howls outside but you're cosy round a big fire.
Synonyms
bay, cry, yowl, bark, yelp
laugh, guffaw, roar, laugh loudly, roar with laughter, dissolve into laughter, be creased up, be doubled up, split one's sides
informal fall about, crack up, be in stitches, be rolling in the aisles, laugh fit to bust
1. 1.1 Weep and cry out loudly.
  a baby started to howl
  Example sentencesExamples
  As journalists entered, the women began howling and screaming, crying out for their families.
  He howled in mourning, vowing that the enemy would weep for years after he'd finished his revenge.
  I scream, howl and babble in nonsense languages when on the edge of sleep.
  He howls and screams and kicks, fighting his way free.
  Aunty Pat closed the door, but I could still hear the noise of Baby Ann howling in the distance.
  ‘My baby,’ she howls before burying her face in her husband's shoulder.
  She screamed and howled in pain, and her body began to smoke.
  During the phone call David, a student at Leeds Metropolitan University, started to scream and howl.
  She screams, she howls, and she tries to be feminine and vulnerable but I just can't buy it.
  Even though I was howling and screaming internally, I was suddenly aware of the loud noises that had gathered outside the room.
  She was howling as loudly as her young lungs allowed.
  Then she ran off, faster than any wildcat, and the men went on howling and shrieking, trying to untangle those knots.
  Because even as we howl and bawl out about the way people are being gunned down, we always fail to be introspective in all of this.
  He opened his mouth and began to howl, face crumpling with his siren wail.
  He took the risk, and didn't bawl and howl when it backfired.
  He shrieked and he wailed and he howled and he screeched, until all the air in his lungs left, and then he still yelled.
  He howled parts of it out and we all bawled, but we were glad he had read it.
  The voice shrieked and howled before causing Jenna's body to fall to the ground.
  Now, every time he hears the van, he howls like a baby until he is let out, runs across the road and queues up.
  The baby howled as a small bud of blood appeared and dropped onto the dagger.
  Synonyms
  wail, cry, yell, yelp, yowl, bawl, bellow, roar, shout, shriek, scream, screech, caterwaul
  informal holler
  rare ululate
2. 1.2howl someone downwith object Shout in disapproval in order to prevent a speaker from being heard.
  they howled me down and called me a chauvinist
  Example sentencesExamples
  When they tried to take advantage of the situation, they were howled down or sacked from their jobs.
  Unionists blew trumpets, howled him down, sprayed air freshener at him and staged walkouts to remove the quorum for a meeting.
  McDowell rejected reports of a crowd of people howling him down at last week's Fianna Fail party meeting.
  But when the institution - be it a university or a trade union - makes the point that everyone benefits from their service offer, they are howled down with charges of coercion and compulsion.
  A professor was howled down when he suggested some years ago that Australia should pay attention to the numbers, pace and ethnic mix of our migration intake.
  But he was howled down by the majority of parliament.
  Last year I was howled down for daring to suggest that a lower-tax economy is better for the country.
  Every time National members and our colleagues in ACT pointed out the dangers of the Local Government Bill, for example, we were howled down as scaremongering.
  At best we will be howled down, written about, excoriated and condemned.
  When the German foreign minister made a visionary speech last month about a federal Europe, with a directly elected government and president, he was howled down.

Origin

Middle English houle (verb), probably imitative.

Rhymes

afoul, befoul, cowl, foul, fowl, growl, jowl, owl, prowl, Rabaul, scowl, yowl

Definition of howl in US English:

howl

nounhoulhaʊl

1A long, loud, doleful cry uttered by an animal such as a dog or wolf.
Example sentencesExamples
- The wolf made a long howl than began to charge at him as well.
- My throat closes and will not open to release my animal howls anymore.
- He accompanied such antics with an assortment of facial grimaces, one-string tricks, and even animal howls.
- The white wolf diminished his baying howls, and his slavering white spittled jowls showed his past devotion.
- I heard a low howl, then the animals began to crowd around me.
- The animal howl continued, as cadets and chaperones alike began to hurry about, locked in blind panic.
- At that moment, a long wolf howl was heard, echoing through the woods.
- He spat out blood and let out a howl like a wolf that had just been shot by a hunter, before finally collapsing onto the ground.
- A wolf's howl rang through the forest, and the forest grew darker.
- While in captivity, they are very vocal, uttering high-pitched whines and howls, rasping growls.
- The wolf lets out a howl, as the sword is pulled out.
- The only sound was the sound of a lone wolf's howl into the hopeless night.
- All around her, there were more of these cries, mostly wolf howls but there was one screech of a bird-of-prey.
- Their call is a melodic yodeling similar to a wolf howl with overtones of whale song.
- I could have mistaken all their offers as howls from wild wolves.
- Of course, since she would think it was the wolf, I would start playing this tape here with the sounds of struggling and wolf howls.
- A chorus of high-pitched wolf howls pierces the stillness of a frigid January morning.
- Animal cries and howls wailed through the valley.
- A wolf's howl pierced the empty silence of the night.
- Brave as she was, she had always had a fear of the dark and her imagination conjuring up wolf howls didn't help her situation.
Synonyms
baying, bay, howling, crying, cry, yowl, yowling, bark, barking, yelp, yelping
1. 1.1 A loud cry of pain, fear, anger, amusement, or derision.
  he let out a howl of anguish
  figurative I got howls of protest from readers
  Example sentencesExamples
  Now, at the mere mention of his long-ago battle, Sy uttered a mournful howl, fell to his knees, and covered his head with his skinny arms.
  There were howls from inside, howls, roars, growls, and screams.
  But the howls of protest grew louder as passengers previously unaware of the changes turned up at stops all over town to find their usual buses were nowhere to be seen.
  She heard something crunch, and then a howl of pain.
  Suddenly, more screeches reached his ears and he heard howls of pain.
  There was a howl of pain and one of them skidded away.
  The howls of anger and disagreement were heard far and wide.
  And each night, the howls of pain and horror get closer.
  So, for the time being at least, the company is trying to heal itself, causing howls of pain from unions and workers.
  A howl of pain told them he'd been killed as well.
  I covered my ears to try and stop the howls of pain from getting through, but I could still hear them and they hurt.
  A few howls of pain come from my side of the barricade.
  There was a howl of pain but it didn't come from me.
  I heard the ensuing howl of pain over the hum and rattle of the printer.
  He has enormous lumps - fatty deposits, I'm told - on each side of his head, and he delivers howls of pain every time he moves, which is rarely.
  There was a hideous howl of pain, and the bed lurched.
  Ian was greeted by howls of amusement when he got back to the pub.
  It hit them both squarely and they let out a howl of anger.
  His howl of pain and anger was the most pleasant sound I could have heard right then.
  Aidan's howls of pain drew Tam's attention to them, and she yelled down to them.
  Synonyms
  wail, cry, yell, yelp, yowl, bawl, bellow, roar, shout, shriek, scream, screech, caterwaul
2. 1.2in singular A prolonged wailing noise such as that made by a strong wind.
  they listened to the howl of the gale
  Example sentencesExamples
  There could be heard around me the gentle snoring of soldiers within their tents sometimes cut by the howl of a bypassing wind from the forest.
  The wind's howl didn't seem as penetrating as it'd been when he wandered the days before, and he found the silence rather uncomfortable.
  Doune thought quietly against the howl of the wind.
  At some point he realized the howl of the wind had disappeared.
  ‘Thank you,’ she breathed quietly, letting the words be drowned out by the howl of the wind.
  Sudden gasps of hot wind howl through lodges, camps, villages and the woodlands.
  There was complete silence except for the howl of the wind as it tugged at his clothes and face.
  The wind picked up and sent howls through the temple that echoed all around me.
  Outside, the howl of the wind and rain gave their shelter a cold but cozy feel.
  The room grew silent and the howl of the midnight wind was the only sound to punctuate the tableau.
  Even in the howl of the gale, the others heard him.
  The howl of the wind did nothing to drone out the sound of her desperate cry.
  Silence enveloped the room again, save for the howl of the winds, muted by several inches of ultra-dense hull plating.
  There were no signs of life out here, simply rocks and dust and the howl of the wind.
  The cries of the dying mixed with the howl of the wind and the clatter of footsteps to form an unbearable cacophony of insanity that was all but drowned out by my own silent shriek of torment.
  Realizing that her voice could not be heard above the howl of the wind, she took a deep breath and yelled.
  With an eerie howl, the wind kicked up a cloud of dust, and suddenly, a gray figure leapt over Aeslyn, and knocked Adelaide to the ground.
  His scream pierced right through the howl of the winds, and it made her eyes water with tears.
  She had to almost yell over the howl of the wind and her voice echoed off of the tall trees around them.
  A strong wind came from the west, and its howl could be heard throughout the city as it whipped through dark alleys and tore past cars and people.
3. 1.3Electronics A wailing noise in a loudspeaker due to electrical or acoustic feedback.
  Example sentencesExamples
  The former pits a grinding feedback howl against persistent organs before the organ eventually sputters to a halt, exhausted.
  Upon connecting a 12 volt battery they set up a violent acoustical feedback, the very first PA howl!.
  Though the songs have all the jittery energy and dance beats that make bank these days, hooks are absent, replaced by trebly guitar screech and electronic howls.
  This will avoid unwelcome howls of feedback and can prevent loudspeaker damage due to switch-on transients.
  It also makes for a deeply satisfying rush at times, particularly when their sludgy rock pulse is accelerated into viscous gobs of noise or howls of feedback.

verbhoulhaʊl

[no object]

1Make a howling sound.
he howled in agony
the wind howled around the house
Example sentencesExamples
- I truly do not relish the thought of living under a huge tarpaulin when the west winds howl.
- In it, the wind howls fiercely, driving rain like stinging knifes in a torrential downpour, so heavy that he can't see more than two feet in front of his face.
- The wind howls outside but you're cosy round a big fire.
- Last night, in the full moon, I heard a wolf howl, and this morning I woke up to a dead bear next to my side.
- A gale howls over the hunchback of Cairngorm, stinging our faces with windblown sleet.
- Fuqua's approach is simple: let the music speak, shout and howl for itself.
- Most climbers build snow walls around their tents in an effort to stem the winds that howl across the plateau come nightfall.
- I curl up in a chair with my own bunch of blankets and listen to the wind howl outside.
- Outside the wind howls, the snow falls, the occasional taxi sweeps past.
- I've never heard the wind howl before, only imagined it when reading a book where it is described as such.
- She heard the rain slam harder, and the wind howl and whip around the house.
- The wind howls through them, stinging them with sleet and ice.
- Now the wind no longer howls through the shelter.
- Finally, a scream of terror howled around the room and echoed off the tiles.
- Their mystery deepens at nightfall over the landscape, and as bitter winds howl and shriek in the lonely valleys and impenetrable thickets of tall and spiky trees.
- The air around them howled and screeched, twirling around like a maddened whirlpool.
- How often I have listened to the tempest howl and rave
- The first man remained and watched the city, listening to the wind howl through its streets.
- A wolf howls in the autumn morning, and is joined by three other voices.
- He placed his other arm around her and listened to the wind howl as the sun shimmered down weakly.
Synonyms
bay, cry, yowl, bark, yelp
laugh, guffaw, roar, laugh loudly, roar with laughter, dissolve into laughter, be creased up, be doubled up, split one's sides
1. 1.1 Weep and cry out loudly.
  a baby started to howl
  Example sentencesExamples
  ‘My baby,’ she howls before burying her face in her husband's shoulder.
  Then she ran off, faster than any wildcat, and the men went on howling and shrieking, trying to untangle those knots.
  He took the risk, and didn't bawl and howl when it backfired.
  The voice shrieked and howled before causing Jenna's body to fall to the ground.
  Because even as we howl and bawl out about the way people are being gunned down, we always fail to be introspective in all of this.
  She was howling as loudly as her young lungs allowed.
  She screamed and howled in pain, and her body began to smoke.
  He shrieked and he wailed and he howled and he screeched, until all the air in his lungs left, and then he still yelled.
  He howled parts of it out and we all bawled, but we were glad he had read it.
  He opened his mouth and began to howl, face crumpling with his siren wail.
  During the phone call David, a student at Leeds Metropolitan University, started to scream and howl.
  He howled in mourning, vowing that the enemy would weep for years after he'd finished his revenge.
  Even though I was howling and screaming internally, I was suddenly aware of the loud noises that had gathered outside the room.
  Now, every time he hears the van, he howls like a baby until he is let out, runs across the road and queues up.
  I scream, howl and babble in nonsense languages when on the edge of sleep.
  As journalists entered, the women began howling and screaming, crying out for their families.
  Aunty Pat closed the door, but I could still hear the noise of Baby Ann howling in the distance.
  He howls and screams and kicks, fighting his way free.
  The baby howled as a small bud of blood appeared and dropped onto the dagger.
  She screams, she howls, and she tries to be feminine and vulnerable but I just can't buy it.
  Synonyms
  wail, cry, yell, yelp, yowl, bawl, bellow, roar, shout, shriek, scream, screech, caterwaul
2. 1.2howl someone downwith object Shout in disapproval in order to prevent a speaker from being heard.
  they howled me down and called me a chauvinist
  Example sentencesExamples
  McDowell rejected reports of a crowd of people howling him down at last week's Fianna Fail party meeting.
  Every time National members and our colleagues in ACT pointed out the dangers of the Local Government Bill, for example, we were howled down as scaremongering.
  Unionists blew trumpets, howled him down, sprayed air freshener at him and staged walkouts to remove the quorum for a meeting.
  When the German foreign minister made a visionary speech last month about a federal Europe, with a directly elected government and president, he was howled down.
  A professor was howled down when he suggested some years ago that Australia should pay attention to the numbers, pace and ethnic mix of our migration intake.
  At best we will be howled down, written about, excoriated and condemned.
  But he was howled down by the majority of parliament.
  But when the institution - be it a university or a trade union - makes the point that everyone benefits from their service offer, they are howled down with charges of coercion and compulsion.
  When they tried to take advantage of the situation, they were howled down or sacked from their jobs.
  Last year I was howled down for daring to suggest that a lower-tax economy is better for the country.

Origin

Middle English houle (verb), probably imitative.

单词	howl
释义	Definition of howl in English: howl noun haʊlhaʊl 1A long, doleful cry uttered by an animal such as a dog or wolf. Example sentencesExamples The animal howl continued, as cadets and chaperones alike began to hurry about, locked in blind panic. My throat closes and will not open to release my animal howls anymore. He spat out blood and let out a howl like a wolf that had just been shot by a hunter, before finally collapsing onto the ground. A wolf's howl rang through the forest, and the forest grew darker. All around her, there were more of these cries, mostly wolf howls but there was one screech of a bird-of-prey. Brave as she was, she had always had a fear of the dark and her imagination conjuring up wolf howls didn't help her situation. He accompanied such antics with an assortment of facial grimaces, one-string tricks, and even animal howls. A wolf's howl pierced the empty silence of the night. The wolf lets out a howl, as the sword is pulled out. I could have mistaken all their offers as howls from wild wolves. I heard a low howl, then the animals began to crowd around me. Animal cries and howls wailed through the valley. A chorus of high-pitched wolf howls pierces the stillness of a frigid January morning. The white wolf diminished his baying howls, and his slavering white spittled jowls showed his past devotion. The wolf made a long howl than began to charge at him as well. Of course, since she would think it was the wolf, I would start playing this tape here with the sounds of struggling and wolf howls. Their call is a melodic yodeling similar to a wolf howl with overtones of whale song. At that moment, a long wolf howl was heard, echoing through the woods. While in captivity, they are very vocal, uttering high-pitched whines and howls, rasping growls. The only sound was the sound of a lone wolf's howl into the hopeless night. Synonyms baying, bay, howling, crying, cry, yowl, yowling, bark, barking, yelp, yelping 1.1 A loud cry of pain, fear, anger, or amusement. he let out a howl of anguish figurative I got howls of protest from readers Example sentencesExamples I heard the ensuing howl of pain over the hum and rattle of the printer. So, for the time being at least, the company is trying to heal itself, causing howls of pain from unions and workers. Aidan's howls of pain drew Tam's attention to them, and she yelled down to them. His howl of pain and anger was the most pleasant sound I could have heard right then. There was a howl of pain and one of them skidded away. Ian was greeted by howls of amusement when he got back to the pub. And each night, the howls of pain and horror get closer. There were howls from inside, howls, roars, growls, and screams. I covered my ears to try and stop the howls of pain from getting through, but I could still hear them and they hurt. A few howls of pain come from my side of the barricade. She heard something crunch, and then a howl of pain. There was a hideous howl of pain, and the bed lurched. A howl of pain told them he'd been killed as well. It hit them both squarely and they let out a howl of anger. But the howls of protest grew louder as passengers previously unaware of the changes turned up at stops all over town to find their usual buses were nowhere to be seen. The howls of anger and disagreement were heard far and wide. He has enormous lumps - fatty deposits, I'm told - on each side of his head, and he delivers howls of pain every time he moves, which is rarely. There was a howl of pain but it didn't come from me. Now, at the mere mention of his long-ago battle, Sy uttered a mournful howl, fell to his knees, and covered his head with his skinny arms. Suddenly, more screeches reached his ears and he heard howls of pain. Synonyms wail, cry, yell, yelp, yowl, bawl, bellow, roar, shout, shriek, scream, screech, caterwaul informal holler rare ululation 1.2 A prolonged wailing noise such as that made by a strong wind. they listened to the howl of the gale Example sentencesExamples Doune thought quietly against the howl of the wind. At some point he realized the howl of the wind had disappeared. Silence enveloped the room again, save for the howl of the winds, muted by several inches of ultra-dense hull plating. The wind's howl didn't seem as penetrating as it'd been when he wandered the days before, and he found the silence rather uncomfortable. The room grew silent and the howl of the midnight wind was the only sound to punctuate the tableau. His scream pierced right through the howl of the winds, and it made her eyes water with tears. Outside, the howl of the wind and rain gave their shelter a cold but cozy feel. ‘Thank you,’ she breathed quietly, letting the words be drowned out by the howl of the wind. There were no signs of life out here, simply rocks and dust and the howl of the wind. Sudden gasps of hot wind howl through lodges, camps, villages and the woodlands. Even in the howl of the gale, the others heard him. There could be heard around me the gentle snoring of soldiers within their tents sometimes cut by the howl of a bypassing wind from the forest. The wind picked up and sent howls through the temple that echoed all around me. A strong wind came from the west, and its howl could be heard throughout the city as it whipped through dark alleys and tore past cars and people. The cries of the dying mixed with the howl of the wind and the clatter of footsteps to form an unbearable cacophony of insanity that was all but drowned out by my own silent shriek of torment. There was complete silence except for the howl of the wind as it tugged at his clothes and face. The howl of the wind did nothing to drone out the sound of her desperate cry. She had to almost yell over the howl of the wind and her voice echoed off of the tall trees around them. Realizing that her voice could not be heard above the howl of the wind, she took a deep breath and yelled. With an eerie howl, the wind kicked up a cloud of dust, and suddenly, a gray figure leapt over Aeslyn, and knocked Adelaide to the ground. 1.3Electronics A wailing noise in a loudspeaker due to feedback. Example sentencesExamples Upon connecting a 12 volt battery they set up a violent acoustical feedback, the very first PA howl!. It also makes for a deeply satisfying rush at times, particularly when their sludgy rock pulse is accelerated into viscous gobs of noise or howls of feedback. This will avoid unwelcome howls of feedback and can prevent loudspeaker damage due to switch-on transients. Though the songs have all the jittery energy and dance beats that make bank these days, hooks are absent, replaced by trebly guitar screech and electronic howls. The former pits a grinding feedback howl against persistent organs before the organ eventually sputters to a halt, exhausted. verb haʊlhaʊl [no object] 1Make a howling sound. he howled in agony the wind howled around the house Example sentencesExamples The wind howls through them, stinging them with sleet and ice. How often I have listened to the tempest howl and rave In it, the wind howls fiercely, driving rain like stinging knifes in a torrential downpour, so heavy that he can't see more than two feet in front of his face. Outside the wind howls, the snow falls, the occasional taxi sweeps past. The air around them howled and screeched, twirling around like a maddened whirlpool. Their mystery deepens at nightfall over the landscape, and as bitter winds howl and shriek in the lonely valleys and impenetrable thickets of tall and spiky trees. I've never heard the wind howl before, only imagined it when reading a book where it is described as such. Finally, a scream of terror howled around the room and echoed off the tiles. The first man remained and watched the city, listening to the wind howl through its streets. I truly do not relish the thought of living under a huge tarpaulin when the west winds howl. A gale howls over the hunchback of Cairngorm, stinging our faces with windblown sleet. Fuqua's approach is simple: let the music speak, shout and howl for itself. Most climbers build snow walls around their tents in an effort to stem the winds that howl across the plateau come nightfall. He placed his other arm around her and listened to the wind howl as the sun shimmered down weakly. Now the wind no longer howls through the shelter. I curl up in a chair with my own bunch of blankets and listen to the wind howl outside. She heard the rain slam harder, and the wind howl and whip around the house. A wolf howls in the autumn morning, and is joined by three other voices. Last night, in the full moon, I heard a wolf howl, and this morning I woke up to a dead bear next to my side. The wind howls outside but you're cosy round a big fire. Synonyms bay, cry, yowl, bark, yelp laugh, guffaw, roar, laugh loudly, roar with laughter, dissolve into laughter, be creased up, be doubled up, split one's sides informal fall about, crack up, be in stitches, be rolling in the aisles, laugh fit to bust 1.1 Weep and cry out loudly. a baby started to howl Example sentencesExamples As journalists entered, the women began howling and screaming, crying out for their families. He howled in mourning, vowing that the enemy would weep for years after he'd finished his revenge. I scream, howl and babble in nonsense languages when on the edge of sleep. He howls and screams and kicks, fighting his way free. Aunty Pat closed the door, but I could still hear the noise of Baby Ann howling in the distance. ‘My baby,’ she howls before burying her face in her husband's shoulder. She screamed and howled in pain, and her body began to smoke. During the phone call David, a student at Leeds Metropolitan University, started to scream and howl. She screams, she howls, and she tries to be feminine and vulnerable but I just can't buy it. Even though I was howling and screaming internally, I was suddenly aware of the loud noises that had gathered outside the room. She was howling as loudly as her young lungs allowed. Then she ran off, faster than any wildcat, and the men went on howling and shrieking, trying to untangle those knots. Because even as we howl and bawl out about the way people are being gunned down, we always fail to be introspective in all of this. He opened his mouth and began to howl, face crumpling with his siren wail. He took the risk, and didn't bawl and howl when it backfired. He shrieked and he wailed and he howled and he screeched, until all the air in his lungs left, and then he still yelled. He howled parts of it out and we all bawled, but we were glad he had read it. The voice shrieked and howled before causing Jenna's body to fall to the ground. Now, every time he hears the van, he howls like a baby until he is let out, runs across the road and queues up. The baby howled as a small bud of blood appeared and dropped onto the dagger. Synonyms wail, cry, yell, yelp, yowl, bawl, bellow, roar, shout, shriek, scream, screech, caterwaul informal holler rare ululate 1.2howl someone downwith object Shout in disapproval in order to prevent a speaker from being heard. they howled me down and called me a chauvinist Example sentencesExamples When they tried to take advantage of the situation, they were howled down or sacked from their jobs. Unionists blew trumpets, howled him down, sprayed air freshener at him and staged walkouts to remove the quorum for a meeting. McDowell rejected reports of a crowd of people howling him down at last week's Fianna Fail party meeting. But when the institution - be it a university or a trade union - makes the point that everyone benefits from their service offer, they are howled down with charges of coercion and compulsion. A professor was howled down when he suggested some years ago that Australia should pay attention to the numbers, pace and ethnic mix of our migration intake. But he was howled down by the majority of parliament. Last year I was howled down for daring to suggest that a lower-tax economy is better for the country. Every time National members and our colleagues in ACT pointed out the dangers of the Local Government Bill, for example, we were howled down as scaremongering. At best we will be howled down, written about, excoriated and condemned. When the German foreign minister made a visionary speech last month about a federal Europe, with a directly elected government and president, he was howled down. Origin Middle English houle (verb), probably imitative. Rhymes afoul, befoul, cowl, foul, fowl, growl, jowl, owl, prowl, Rabaul, scowl, yowl Definition of howl in US English: howl nounhoulhaʊl 1A long, loud, doleful cry uttered by an animal such as a dog or wolf. Example sentencesExamples The wolf made a long howl than began to charge at him as well. My throat closes and will not open to release my animal howls anymore. He accompanied such antics with an assortment of facial grimaces, one-string tricks, and even animal howls. The white wolf diminished his baying howls, and his slavering white spittled jowls showed his past devotion. I heard a low howl, then the animals began to crowd around me. The animal howl continued, as cadets and chaperones alike began to hurry about, locked in blind panic. At that moment, a long wolf howl was heard, echoing through the woods. He spat out blood and let out a howl like a wolf that had just been shot by a hunter, before finally collapsing onto the ground. A wolf's howl rang through the forest, and the forest grew darker. While in captivity, they are very vocal, uttering high-pitched whines and howls, rasping growls. The wolf lets out a howl, as the sword is pulled out. The only sound was the sound of a lone wolf's howl into the hopeless night. All around her, there were more of these cries, mostly wolf howls but there was one screech of a bird-of-prey. Their call is a melodic yodeling similar to a wolf howl with overtones of whale song. I could have mistaken all their offers as howls from wild wolves. Of course, since she would think it was the wolf, I would start playing this tape here with the sounds of struggling and wolf howls. A chorus of high-pitched wolf howls pierces the stillness of a frigid January morning. Animal cries and howls wailed through the valley. A wolf's howl pierced the empty silence of the night. Brave as she was, she had always had a fear of the dark and her imagination conjuring up wolf howls didn't help her situation. Synonyms baying, bay, howling, crying, cry, yowl, yowling, bark, barking, yelp, yelping 1.1 A loud cry of pain, fear, anger, amusement, or derision. he let out a howl of anguish figurative I got howls of protest from readers Example sentencesExamples Now, at the mere mention of his long-ago battle, Sy uttered a mournful howl, fell to his knees, and covered his head with his skinny arms. There were howls from inside, howls, roars, growls, and screams. But the howls of protest grew louder as passengers previously unaware of the changes turned up at stops all over town to find their usual buses were nowhere to be seen. She heard something crunch, and then a howl of pain. Suddenly, more screeches reached his ears and he heard howls of pain. There was a howl of pain and one of them skidded away. The howls of anger and disagreement were heard far and wide. And each night, the howls of pain and horror get closer. So, for the time being at least, the company is trying to heal itself, causing howls of pain from unions and workers. A howl of pain told them he'd been killed as well. I covered my ears to try and stop the howls of pain from getting through, but I could still hear them and they hurt. A few howls of pain come from my side of the barricade. There was a howl of pain but it didn't come from me. I heard the ensuing howl of pain over the hum and rattle of the printer. He has enormous lumps - fatty deposits, I'm told - on each side of his head, and he delivers howls of pain every time he moves, which is rarely. There was a hideous howl of pain, and the bed lurched. Ian was greeted by howls of amusement when he got back to the pub. It hit them both squarely and they let out a howl of anger. His howl of pain and anger was the most pleasant sound I could have heard right then. Aidan's howls of pain drew Tam's attention to them, and she yelled down to them. Synonyms wail, cry, yell, yelp, yowl, bawl, bellow, roar, shout, shriek, scream, screech, caterwaul 1.2in singular A prolonged wailing noise such as that made by a strong wind. they listened to the howl of the gale Example sentencesExamples There could be heard around me the gentle snoring of soldiers within their tents sometimes cut by the howl of a bypassing wind from the forest. The wind's howl didn't seem as penetrating as it'd been when he wandered the days before, and he found the silence rather uncomfortable. Doune thought quietly against the howl of the wind. At some point he realized the howl of the wind had disappeared. ‘Thank you,’ she breathed quietly, letting the words be drowned out by the howl of the wind. Sudden gasps of hot wind howl through lodges, camps, villages and the woodlands. There was complete silence except for the howl of the wind as it tugged at his clothes and face. The wind picked up and sent howls through the temple that echoed all around me. Outside, the howl of the wind and rain gave their shelter a cold but cozy feel. The room grew silent and the howl of the midnight wind was the only sound to punctuate the tableau. Even in the howl of the gale, the others heard him. The howl of the wind did nothing to drone out the sound of her desperate cry. Silence enveloped the room again, save for the howl of the winds, muted by several inches of ultra-dense hull plating. There were no signs of life out here, simply rocks and dust and the howl of the wind. The cries of the dying mixed with the howl of the wind and the clatter of footsteps to form an unbearable cacophony of insanity that was all but drowned out by my own silent shriek of torment. Realizing that her voice could not be heard above the howl of the wind, she took a deep breath and yelled. With an eerie howl, the wind kicked up a cloud of dust, and suddenly, a gray figure leapt over Aeslyn, and knocked Adelaide to the ground. His scream pierced right through the howl of the winds, and it made her eyes water with tears. She had to almost yell over the howl of the wind and her voice echoed off of the tall trees around them. A strong wind came from the west, and its howl could be heard throughout the city as it whipped through dark alleys and tore past cars and people. 1.3Electronics A wailing noise in a loudspeaker due to electrical or acoustic feedback. Example sentencesExamples The former pits a grinding feedback howl against persistent organs before the organ eventually sputters to a halt, exhausted. Upon connecting a 12 volt battery they set up a violent acoustical feedback, the very first PA howl!. Though the songs have all the jittery energy and dance beats that make bank these days, hooks are absent, replaced by trebly guitar screech and electronic howls. This will avoid unwelcome howls of feedback and can prevent loudspeaker damage due to switch-on transients. It also makes for a deeply satisfying rush at times, particularly when their sludgy rock pulse is accelerated into viscous gobs of noise or howls of feedback. verbhoulhaʊl [no object] 1Make a howling sound. he howled in agony the wind howled around the house Example sentencesExamples I truly do not relish the thought of living under a huge tarpaulin when the west winds howl. In it, the wind howls fiercely, driving rain like stinging knifes in a torrential downpour, so heavy that he can't see more than two feet in front of his face. The wind howls outside but you're cosy round a big fire. Last night, in the full moon, I heard a wolf howl, and this morning I woke up to a dead bear next to my side. A gale howls over the hunchback of Cairngorm, stinging our faces with windblown sleet. Fuqua's approach is simple: let the music speak, shout and howl for itself. Most climbers build snow walls around their tents in an effort to stem the winds that howl across the plateau come nightfall. I curl up in a chair with my own bunch of blankets and listen to the wind howl outside. Outside the wind howls, the snow falls, the occasional taxi sweeps past. I've never heard the wind howl before, only imagined it when reading a book where it is described as such. She heard the rain slam harder, and the wind howl and whip around the house. The wind howls through them, stinging them with sleet and ice. Now the wind no longer howls through the shelter. Finally, a scream of terror howled around the room and echoed off the tiles. Their mystery deepens at nightfall over the landscape, and as bitter winds howl and shriek in the lonely valleys and impenetrable thickets of tall and spiky trees. The air around them howled and screeched, twirling around like a maddened whirlpool. How often I have listened to the tempest howl and rave The first man remained and watched the city, listening to the wind howl through its streets. A wolf howls in the autumn morning, and is joined by three other voices. He placed his other arm around her and listened to the wind howl as the sun shimmered down weakly. Synonyms bay, cry, yowl, bark, yelp laugh, guffaw, roar, laugh loudly, roar with laughter, dissolve into laughter, be creased up, be doubled up, split one's sides 1.1 Weep and cry out loudly. a baby started to howl Example sentencesExamples ‘My baby,’ she howls before burying her face in her husband's shoulder. Then she ran off, faster than any wildcat, and the men went on howling and shrieking, trying to untangle those knots. He took the risk, and didn't bawl and howl when it backfired. The voice shrieked and howled before causing Jenna's body to fall to the ground. Because even as we howl and bawl out about the way people are being gunned down, we always fail to be introspective in all of this. She was howling as loudly as her young lungs allowed. She screamed and howled in pain, and her body began to smoke. He shrieked and he wailed and he howled and he screeched, until all the air in his lungs left, and then he still yelled. He howled parts of it out and we all bawled, but we were glad he had read it. He opened his mouth and began to howl, face crumpling with his siren wail. During the phone call David, a student at Leeds Metropolitan University, started to scream and howl. He howled in mourning, vowing that the enemy would weep for years after he'd finished his revenge. Even though I was howling and screaming internally, I was suddenly aware of the loud noises that had gathered outside the room. Now, every time he hears the van, he howls like a baby until he is let out, runs across the road and queues up. I scream, howl and babble in nonsense languages when on the edge of sleep. As journalists entered, the women began howling and screaming, crying out for their families. Aunty Pat closed the door, but I could still hear the noise of Baby Ann howling in the distance. He howls and screams and kicks, fighting his way free. The baby howled as a small bud of blood appeared and dropped onto the dagger. She screams, she howls, and she tries to be feminine and vulnerable but I just can't buy it. Synonyms wail, cry, yell, yelp, yowl, bawl, bellow, roar, shout, shriek, scream, screech, caterwaul 1.2howl someone downwith object Shout in disapproval in order to prevent a speaker from being heard. they howled me down and called me a chauvinist Example sentencesExamples McDowell rejected reports of a crowd of people howling him down at last week's Fianna Fail party meeting. Every time National members and our colleagues in ACT pointed out the dangers of the Local Government Bill, for example, we were howled down as scaremongering. Unionists blew trumpets, howled him down, sprayed air freshener at him and staged walkouts to remove the quorum for a meeting. When the German foreign minister made a visionary speech last month about a federal Europe, with a directly elected government and president, he was howled down. A professor was howled down when he suggested some years ago that Australia should pay attention to the numbers, pace and ethnic mix of our migration intake. At best we will be howled down, written about, excoriated and condemned. But he was howled down by the majority of parliament. But when the institution - be it a university or a trade union - makes the point that everyone benefits from their service offer, they are howled down with charges of coercion and compulsion. When they tried to take advantage of the situation, they were howled down or sacked from their jobs. Last year I was howled down for daring to suggest that a lower-tax economy is better for the country. Origin Middle English houle (verb), probably imitative.
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