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Grammar : Noun
Spell : hou-ler
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhaʊ lər



Definition of howler

Origin :
  • 1832, "animal that howls," agent noun from howl (v.). Meaning "glaring blunder, ridiculous mistake" is first recorded 1890.
  • As in inaccuracy : noun error, erroneousness
  • As in slip : noun error, goof
  • As in belly laugh : noun very funny joke
  • As in blunder : noun mistake
  • As in error : noun mistake; wrong
  • As in gaffe : noun mistake, goof
Example sentences :
  • You've no idea, Dick, what a howler and piler this storm is.
  • Extract from : « The Grammar School Boys Snowbound » by H. Irving Hancock
  • But when winter comes, Howler and his friends get together and hunt in packs.
  • Extract from : « The Burgess Animal Book for Children » by Thornton W. Burgess
  • He is the “Howler” and “the Ruddy One”, and rides a wild boar.
  • Extract from : « Indian Myth and Legend » by Donald Alexander Mackenzie
  • But once in a long while there'll be a howler, and that's what the barometer is trying to tell us now.
  • Extract from : « Wings of the Wind » by Credo Harris
  • The operator noticed that the connection was open and put on the howler.
  • Extract from : « Whispering Wires » by Henry Leverage
  • The "Howler" is much prized by the Indians as an article of food.
  • Extract from : « Natural History in Anecdote » by Various
  • He sat down and took up the last number of the Howler which lay on the table.
  • Extract from : « Mr. Isaacs » by F. Marion Crawford
  • He called Scraggs on the howler and explained the situation.
  • Extract from : « Captain Scraggs » by Peter B. Kyne
  • Like Howler he can go a surprising length of time without food and still retain his strength.
  • Extract from : « The Burgess Animal Book for Children » by Thornton W. Burgess
  • The receiver is designed specially for the purpose and is known as a "howler."
  • Extract from : « Cyclopedia of Telephony and Telegraphy, Vol. 2 » by Kempster Miller

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