Synonyms for howl

Grammar : Noun

Spell : houl

Phonetic Transcription : haʊl

Top 10 synonyms for howl

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Définition of howl

Origin : early 13c., houlen, probably ultimately of imitative origin; similar formations are found in other Germanic languages. Related: Howled; howling. As a noun from 1590s.

noun long, painful cry

Example sentences :

So he let them howl as much as they liked, but never troubled his head about them.
Extract from : « Tanglewood Tales » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Peter slammed its door to, crushing them so that he loosed his grip, with a howl.
Extract from : « Fair Margaret » by H. Rider Haggard

Without Biddy, I should wish but to howl at the sunset, as a dog bays the moon.
Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson

"You must be a howl," commented the captain, making for the seductive locker.
Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance

It was enough to make any one howl with horror, for it was all so hideous.
Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt

"I only pulled the bilberries," interposed Jamie, in a whine which went off in a howl.
Extract from : « Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood » by George MacDonald

With a howl the dog sprang forward, snapping the cord, and rushed after his master.
Extract from : « Southern Lights and Shadows » by Various

Then the she-wolf sat down, pointed her nose at a star, and began to howl.
Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London

It was the long wolf-howl, full-throated and mournful, the first howl he had ever uttered.
Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London

The animal emitted a howl; the child winced, but looked resigned.
Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill

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