howl /ˈhaʊ(ə)l/
吠聲,號叫(vi.)狂吠,咆哮,呼嘯(vt.)狂喊著說
Howl, n.
1. The protracted, mournful cry of a dog or a wolf, or other like sound.
2. A prolonged cry of distress or anguish; a wail.
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Howl, v. t. To utter with outcry. “Go . . . howl it out in deserts.”
Howl v. i. [imp. & p. p. Howled p. pr. & vb. n. Howling.]
1. To utter a loud, protracted, mournful sound or cry, as dogs and wolves often do.
And dogs in corners set them down to howl. --Drayton.
Methought a legion of foul fiends
Environ'd me about, and howled in my ears. --Shak.
2. To utter a sound expressive of distress; to cry aloud and mournfully; to lament; to wail.
Howl ye, for the day of the Lord is at hand. --Is. xiii. 6.
3. To make a noise resembling the cry of a wild beast.
Wild howled the wind. --Sir W. Scott.
Howling monkey. Zool. See Howler, 2.
Howling wilderness, a wild, desolate place inhabited only by wild beasts. --Deut. xxxii. 10.
howl
n 1: a long loud emotional utterance; "he gave a howl of pain";
"howls of laughter"; "their howling had no effect" [syn:
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"
v 1: emit long loud cries; "wail in self-pity"; "howl with
sorrow" [syn: ululate, wail, roar, yawl]
2: cry loudly, as of animals; "The coyotes were howling in the
desert" [syn: wrawl, yammer, yowl]
3: make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles; "The wind
was howling in the trees"; "The water roared down the
chute" [syn: roar]
4: laugh unrestrainedly and heartily [syn: roar]