Synonyms for howler
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : hou-ler |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈhaʊ lər |
Top 10 synonyms for howler Other synonyms for the word howler
- absurdity
- bad job
- blooper
- boner
- boo-boo
- bungle
- corrigendum
- delinquency
- delusion
- deviation
- dumb move
- dumb thing to do
- erratum
- failure
- fall
- fallacy
- falsehood
- falsity
- fault
- faux pas
- flub
- flub-up
- fluff
- foul-up
- gaff
- good one
- guffaw
- hoot
- howler
- imprecision
- impropriety
- imprudence
- incorrectness
- indecorum
- indiscretion
- inexactness
- lapse
- misapprehension
- misbelief
- miscalculation
- misconception
- miscue
- misdeed
- misjudgment
- mismanagement
- miss
- misstep
- mistake
- misunderstanding
- muff
- offense
- omission
- oversight
- putting foot in mouth
- rib tickler
- riot
- roar
- scream
- screamer
- screw-up
- sidesplitter
- sin
- slight
- slip
- slip of the tongue
- slip-up
- slipup
- solecism
- stumble
- thigh-slapper
- transgression
- trespass
- trip
- typo
- unfaithfulness
- unreliability
- untruth
- wow
- wrong
- wrongdoing
- X
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for howler
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