Synonyms for howl
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : houl |
| Phonetic Transcription : haÊŠl |
Top 10 synonyms for howl Other synonyms for the word howl
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
- 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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