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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 [UK, dialect], yammer [informal], 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

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

Encyclopedia: Howl, USA