howl
noun
[ haʊl ]
• a long, doleful cry uttered by an animal such as a dog or wolf.
Similar:
baying,
bay,
howling,
crying,
cry,
yowl,
yowling,
bark,
barking,
yelp,
yelping,
howl
verb
• make a howling sound.
• "he howled in agony"
Similar:
bay,
cry,
yowl,
bark,
yelp,
laugh,
guffaw,
roar,
laugh loudly,
roar with laughter,
dissolve into laughter,
be creased up,
be doubled up,
split one's sides,
crack up,
be in stitches,
be rolling in the aisles,
laugh fit to bust,
fall about,
Origin:
Middle English houle (verb), probably imitative.
