howl

Meanings

• a long loud emotional utterance
  • "he gave a howl of pain"
  • "howls of laughter"
  • "their howling had no effect"
• the long plaintive cry of a hound or a wolf
• a loud sustained noise resembling the cry of a hound
  • "the howl of the wind made him restless"
• emit long loud cries
  • "howl with sorrow"
• cry loudly, as of animals
  • "The coyotes were howling in the desert"
• make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
  • "The wind was howling in the trees"
• laugh unrestrainedly and heartily

Synonyms

howling, roar, ululate, ululation, wail, wrawl, yammer, yaup, yawl, yowl