1. A long loud emotional utterance
   "he gave a howl of pain"; "howls of laughter"
   - 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"

1. Emit long loud cries
   "howl with sorrow"
   - ululate, wail, roar, yawl, yaup 
2. Cry loudly, as of animals
   "The coyotes were howling in the desert"
   - wrawl, yammer, yowl 
3. Make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
   "The wind was howling in the trees"
   - roar 
4. Laugh unrestrainedly and heartily
   - roar

Derived forms: howled, howling, howls

See also: howler

Type of: call, cry, emit, express joy, express mirth, holler, hollo [non-standard], laugh, let loose, let out, make noise, noise, resound, scream, shout, shout out, squall, utter, utterance, vocalization, yell

Encyclopedia: Howl

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