Overview of noun howl

The noun howl has 3 senses

• howl, howling, ululation -- (a long loud emotional utterance; "he gave a howl of pain"; "howls of laughter"; "their howling had no effect")


• howl -- (the long plaintive cry of a hound or a wolf)


• howl -- (a loud sustained noise resembling the cry of a hound; "the howl of the wind made him restless")

Overview of verb howl

The verb howl has 4 senses

• howl, ululate, wail, roar, yawl, yaup -- (emit long loud cries; "wail in self-pity"; "howl with sorrow")


• howl, wrawl, yammer, yowl -- (cry loudly, as of animals; "The coyotes were howling in the desert")


• roar, howl -- (make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles; "The wind was howling in the trees"; "The water roared down the chute")


• roar, howl -- (laugh unrestrainedly and heartily)