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单词 howl
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howl
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To howl is to make a long, sad, crying sound. You might howl every once in a while, but it's more common to hear wolves and dogs let loose and howl, especially in the presence of a full moon.
Terribly sad or fearful people howl, and wolves howl to communicate with each other. Your dog might howl at the sound of a passing fire truck, which also makes a noise with its siren that you can call a howl. Before the 1400s, the word was houlen, a word that probably emerged as an imitation of the way a howl sounds.
WORD FAMILY
howl: howled, howler, howling, howls+/howler: howlers/howling: howlingly, howlings
USAGE EXAMPLES
DOUGLASVILLE, Ga. — “Caliente!” the director Lee Daniels howled toward Naomi Campbell, across the waiting room of a decommissioned county jail.
New York Times(Dec 28, 2016)
“Be N-I-OI-EE-U-I-SSSS!” she howls, absolutely wrecking the premise of civil discourse.
Slate(Dec 26, 2016)
It strolled in like it owned the gym, raising its arms as it triumphantly paced in front of the crowd, eliciting cheers and howls.
Washington Times(Dec 26, 2016)
1v cry loudly, as of animals
The coyotes were howling in the desert
Syn|Hyper
wrawl, yammer, yowl
emit, let loose, let out, utter
express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)
2v emit long loud cries
howl with sorrow
Syn|Hypo|Hyper
roar, ululate, wail, yaup, yawl
squall, waul, wawl
make high-pitched, whiney noises
call, cry, holler, hollo, scream, shout, shout out, squall, yell
utter a sudden loud cry
3v make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
The wind was howling in the trees
Syn|Hypo|Hyper
roar
vroom
make a loud, roaring sound, as of a car engine, while moving
bawl, yawp
make a raucous noise
thunder
to make or produce a loud noise
make noise, noise, resound
emit a noise
4v laugh unrestrainedly and heartily
Syn|Hyper
roar
express joy, express mirth, laugh
produce laughter
5n the long plaintive cry of a hound or a wolf
Hyper
cry
the characteristic utterance of an animal
6n a loud sustained noise resembling the cry of a hound
the howl of the wind made him restless
Hypo|Hyper
squeal
a high-pitched howl
noise
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
7n a long loud emotional utterance
he gave a howl of pain
howls of laughter
their howling had no effect
Syn|Hyper
howling, ululation
utterance, vocalization
the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication
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