| 单词 | howl |
| 释义 | howl (once / 297 pages) vn 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 FAMILYhowl: howled, howler, howling, howls+/howler: howlers/howling: howlingly, howlings USAGE EXAMPLESDOUGLASVILLE, 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, yawpmake a raucous noise thunderto 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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